Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa, two of the top seeds at the Dubai Open, advanced and will face off in the round of 16 at the hardcourt tournament. No. 6-seeded Rybakina beat Moyuka Uchijima of Japan 6-3,

Paula Badosa had a simple but strong message after her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first ATP title after nearly a year and also put an end to one very negative stat. On Saturday, the No. 4 seed saw off Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai to clinch his first title since winning the Monte Carlo Masters last April.

Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa enjoyed a triumphant day at the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai and now they are set to face in the round-of-16. After a first-round bye, the sixth-seeded Kazakh ousted qualifier Moyuka Uchijama 6-3 6-2 in her opening match.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in which a spectator was ejected at the Dubai Championships

Paula Badosa seemingly related to Andrey Rublev's mental health admission as the Spanish tennis star said she was "moved" by how the Russian opened up and described his personal battles. In his return to Dubai - the same place where he absolutely exploded last year during a shocking tantrum - the Russian tennis star recalled being "completely lost" and often asking himself what was the purpose of living.

In the third set, Badosa came back from a 3-5 deficit and went 6-5 up and had two consecutive match points in the 12th game. However, Rybakina also saved those two match points before completing a 4-6 7-6 (8) 7-6 (2) win to reach the Dubai quarterfinal.

In a Round-of-16 clash between Top 10 players, No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina saved six match points (four in the second-set tiebreak, and two more at 6-5 in the third set) en route to a 4-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(2) win over No.

Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa, two of the top seeds at the Dubai Open, advanced on Tuesday and will face off in the round

The former Wimbledon champion came back to win a third-set tiebreaker and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

Results Tuesday from Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at Aviation Club Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses): Paula Badosa (9), Spain, def. Elise Mertens, Belgium, 6-2, 6-1. Elena Rybakina (6),

Paula Badosa had a simple but strong message after her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first ATP title after nearly a year and also put an end to one very negative stat. On Saturday, the No. 4 seed saw off Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai to clinch his first title since winning the Monte Carlo Masters last April.

Badosa, who has been dating Tsitsipas for around two years, was delighted with his latest achievement and took to Instagram to send him a heartfelt message. She shared an image of Tsitsipas lifting the trophy alongside the caption: "Once a champ, always a champ."