Muguruza outlasts Sabalenka, Teichmann stops Gauff in Dubai

Garbiñe Muguruza earned her second win over Aryna Sabalenka in the last two weeks, booking a spot in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semifinals. Jil Teichmann completed the semifinal lineup with her first win over Coco Gauff in three tries this season. No.9 seed Garbiñe Muguruza extended her superb run of form in the Middle East on Thursday, as she fought past No.3 sees Aryna Sabalenka, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semifinals. Muguruza defeated Sabalenka for the second time in two weeks, as the former World No.1 beat the Belarusian en route to the Qatar Total Open final last week. Muguruza needed one hour and 44 minutes to repeat the feat and reach the semifinals in Dubai for the third time in her career (also in 2015 and 2018).