The fourth racket of the world Ukrainian Elina Svitolina with the victory started at the prestigious tournament series WTA Premier in Dubai.

The first seeded in these competitions, Svitolina in three sets, figured out with the Chinese tennis player Wang Qiang, which ranked 46th in the world ranking. The score of this confrontation was 6: 1, 5: 7 and 6: 2 in favor of the Ukrainian. It should be noted that the first round of the competition Svitolina missed due to the fact that he is the current champion of this tournament.

Previously, these tennis players have already met - then, also in three sets, the victory was won by the more experienced Svitolina - 3: 6, 6: 3 and 7: 6. Elina's opponent in the quarter finals of this tournament will be Japanese Naomi Osaka, who twice beat the Ukrainian woman in 2016.

The prize fund of these competitions is 2 million euros. If Svitolina reaches the semifinals, then her opponent will be the winner of the pair Angelica Kerber-Carolina Plishkova.