Feb. 26 tennis roundup

Top-ranked Djokovic, Tsitsipas reach Dubai quarterfinals

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships and remain unbeaten in 2020.

Djokovic broke for a 4-2 lead in the first set and went 4-0 up in the second before wrapping up the win in 59 minutes. The Serb is 15-0 this year, including six wins at the ATP Cup and his run to the Australian Open title.

“It was a great performance,” Djokovic said. “I enjoyed the way I played, coming out with the right focus and tactics.”

Djokovic will next face seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia, who beat Austrian qualifier Dennis Novak 6-3, 6-4.

Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6 (1), 6-4 to set up a meeting with Jan-Lennard Struff, who needed just 39 minutes to ease past Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-0.

Third-seeded Gael Monfils of France took his winning streak to 11 matches by ousting qualifier Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-1, 6-2. Monfils is coming off victories at Rotterdam and Montpellier.

He will face fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who ousted No. 8 Benoit Paire 6-4, 6-4.

Wednesday

At Dubai Tennis Stadium

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Purse: $2,794,840

Surface: Hardcourt outdoor

Men's Singles

Round of 16

Andrey Rublev (6), Russia, def. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

Daniel Evans, Britain, def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7).

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2), Greece, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

Karen Khachanov (7), Russia, def. Dennis Novak, Austria, 6-3, 6-4.

Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-1, 6-0.

Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 6-1.

Richard Gasquet, France, def. Benoit Paire (8), France, 6-4, 6-4.

Gael Monfils (3), France, def. Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, 6-1, 6-2.

Men's Doubles

Round of 16

Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (3), Germany, def. Horia Tecau, Romania, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 10-8.

Men's Doubles

Quarterfinals

Michael Venus, New Zealand, and John Peers, Australia, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury (1), Britain, 6-4, 6-2.

Muguruza sets up QF against Barty in Doha; Pliskova loses

DOHA, Qatar — Former No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza beat Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.

Muguruza, the former French Open and Wimbledon champion who lost in this year's Australian Open final, has reached the quarterfinals of all five tournaments she has played in 2020. She will next face current No. 1 Ash Barty, who advanced when Elena Rybakina had to withdraw from the tournament with an injury after her second-round win on Tuesday.

Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Ons Jabeur, a rising talent from Tunisia who reached the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Jabeur will next face Petra Kvitova, who defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Fourth-seeded Belinda Bencic also advanced by beating Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-3.

Wednesday

At Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex

Doha, Qatar

Purse: $2,939,695

Surface: Hardcourt outdoor

Women's Singles

Round of 16

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Amanda Anisimova, United States, walkover.

Petra Kvitova (8), Czech Republic, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1.

Aryna Sabalenka (9), Belarus, def. Maria Sakkari (15), Greece, 6-3, 6-0.

Zheng Saisai, China, def. Kiki Bertens (7), Netherlands, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Belinda Bencic (4), Switzerland, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-3.

Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, def. Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Garbine Muguruza (11), Spain, def. Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-4.

Women's Doubles

Quarterfinals

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (4), Czech Republic, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, and Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.

Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Timea Babos (2), Hungary, def. Xu Yifan, China, and Nicole Melichar (5), United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Jelena Ostapenko (6), Latvia, def. Elise Mertens, Belgium, and Aryna Sabalenka (3), Belarus, 4-6, 6-1, 10-4.

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, and Hsieh Su-wei (1), Taiwan, def. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, and Sofia Kenin, United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Ruud, Delbonis advance at Chile Open, Cuevas out

SANTIAGO, Chile — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway advanced to Chile Open quarterfinals Wednesday, beating local favorite Alejandro Tabilo 6-4, 7-5 in the clay-court event.

Ruud, the Argentina Open winner this month, will face seventh seeded Federico Delbonis of Argentina, a 7-6 (1), 6-3 winner over Italy's Salvatore Caruso.

Fourth-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was eliminated, falling 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) to Argentinia's Renzo Olivo.

Olivo will face sixth-seeded Hugo Dellien of Bolivia. Dellien beat Chile's Marcelo Barrios Vera 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Wednesday

At Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica

Santiago, Chile

Purse: $604,010

Surface: Red clay

Men's Singles

Round of 16

Federico Delbonis (7), Argentina, def. Salvatore Caruso, Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Renzo Olivo, Argentina, def. Pablo Cuevas (4), Uruguay, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8).

Hugo Dellien (6), Bolivia, def. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera, Chile, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Casper Ruud (2), Norway, def. Alejandro Tabilo, Chile, 6-4, 7-5.

Men's Doubles

Round of 16

Jonny O Mara, Britain, and Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez (2), El Salvador, def. Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, and Roman Jebavy, Czech Republic, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6.

Juan Ignacio Londero and Federico Coria, Argentina, def. David Pel and Sander Arends, Netherlands, 6-4, 1-6, 10-3.

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, def. Andre Begemann, Germany, and Romain Arneodo, Monaco, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Men's Doubles

Quarterfinals

Roberto Carballes Baena and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Spain, def. Artem Sitak, New Zealand, and Divij Sharan (3), India, 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.

ATP/WTA Acapulco 

Wednesday

At Fairmont Acapulco Princess

Acapulco, Mexico

Purse: $1,845,265

Surface: Hardcourt outdoor

Men's Singles

Round of 16

Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, def. Dusan Lajovic (8), Serbia, 7-6 (2), 6-0.

Kyle Edmund, Britain, def. Felix Auger-Aliassime (4), Canada, 6-4, 6-4.

John Isner (5), United States, def. Marcos Giron, United States, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Tommy Paul, United States, def. Alexander Zverev (2), Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

Taylor Fritz, United States, def. Ugo Humbert, France, 6-4, 6-1.

Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-6 (2).

Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, def. Pedro Martinez, Spain, 6-4, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 6-2, 7-5.

Women's Singles

Round of 16

Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-2.

Heather Watson (7), Britain, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Zhu Lin (6), China, def. Katie Boulter, Britain, 7-6 (2), 7-5.

Anastasia Potapova, Russia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

Leylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, def. Nao Hibino (8), Japan, 6-3, 6-0.

Xiyu Wang, China, def. Sara Errani, Italy, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1.

Renata Zarazua, Mexico, def. Katie Volynets, United States, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.

Christina McHale, United States, def. Caroline Dolehide, United States, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Men's Doubles

Round of 16

Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal (1), Colombia, def. Luke Bambridge, Britain, and Ben Mclachlan, Japan, 6-0, 7-5.

Dusan Lajovic and Nikola Cacic, Serbia, def. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Canada, 6-3, 6-2.

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, def. Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez, Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Ken Skupski, Britain, def. Luke Saville and Max Purcell (4), Australia, 4-6, 7-6 (0), 10-2.

Fabrice Martin and Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (3), Argentina, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Women's Doubles

Round of 16

Storm Sanders and Ellen Perez (3), Australia, def. Zhu Lin and Wang Yafan, China, 6-1, 6-2.

Sara Errani, Italy, and Daniela Seguel, Chile, def. Monique Adamczak, Australia, and Maria Sanchez (4), United States, 6-4, 6-0.

Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, and Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Yana Sizikova, Russia, and Cornelia Lister, Sweden, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.