US EditionSvitolina downs Gauff, Pegula fights back to beat Anisimova in Dubai semis
- On Friday, Elina Svitolina edged Coco Gauff, world number four American, 6-4 6-7 6-4 in a gruelling three-hour match at the Dubai Tennis Championships, marking her second straight win over Gauff after last month's Australian Open quarter-final.
- Amid a marathon second-set tiebreak that went to 15-13, Gauff saved four match points as Svitolina held her nerve to serve out the match.
- Facing a 1-6 deficit, Pegula drew Anisimova into long rallies, broke three times in a row to win the second set, and took a 3-1 lead in the third set.
- Jessica Pegula's win sent her to her eighth WTA 1000 final and 21st career final, completing her seven-tournament semi-final streak.
- Tomorrow's final in Dubai features Elina Svitolina and fourth seed Jessica Pegula, with Svitolina saying she is giving herself a shot at winning the title Feb 21, 2026.
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American Jessica Pegula is the winner of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Dubai. In the tournament with a prize pool of 3.44 million euros, she defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6:2, 6:4 in the final. The duel lasted an hour and 13 minutes, and Pegula won her tenth title.
Luisa Stefani confirmed this Saturday (21) more on the road to win, alongside Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, the title of the WTA 1000 in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. In the decision, the double won the German Laura Siegemund and the Russian Vera Zvonereva for 2 sets to 0 with parts of 6/1 and 6/3. The winner guarantees Stefani 1000 points in the ranking and return to the group of the top ten of the world, now in the 10th position. Dabrowsk…
The finalists of the top-level WTA tournament in Dubai were announced on Friday, and the semifinals lasted a total of five hours.
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