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Daniil Medvedev was awarded the Dubai Tennis Championships singles title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew with a hamstring injury before the final, while the doubles final was still played despite Iran’s missile attacks around the UAE and related travel disruptions.
Jessica Pegula defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 in Dubai to win her 10th WTA title and first of 2026, capping a run of seven straight semi-finals; the American world No. 5 celebrated a strong start to the year as she approaches her 32nd birthday.
Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in a three-hour Dubai semifinal to reach the final against Jessica Pegula, who defeated Amanda Anisimova; in Doha, Carlos Alcaraz progressed to the final by beating Andrey Rublev.
Russian qualifier Anna Kalinskaya advances to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships after defeating world No. 1 Iga Świątek and US Open champion Coco Gauff. Kalinskaya's aggressive play and impressive form have led to her remarkable run, including a quarterfinal upset victory over Gauff and a semifinal win against Świątek. Her success in Dubai follows a breakthrough performance at the Australian Open, propelling her into the top 30 of the world rankings. She will face Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the final.
Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya defeated world number one Iga Swiatek in the semi-final of the Dubai Tennis Championships, setting up a final against Italy's Jasmine Paolini. Kalinskaya's 6-4 6-4 victory marked her as the first qualifier to reach the final in Dubai, where she will face Paolini after defeating Romania's Sorana Cirstea. This will be the maiden WTA 1000 final for both finalists.
Coco Gauff was "fueled" by a dispute with the umpire during her victory against Karolína Plíšková at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where she argued for a point that was initially called out but should have been awarded to her after a successful challenge. The incident, viewed over five million times on social media, led to a tense debate lasting close to five minutes, but Gauff ultimately won the match and will now face Anna Kalinskaya in the quarterfinals.