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Best Result: Second Round (2020, 2021, 2023) \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After failing to defend her title in Doha, Anisimova will hope to get back on track in Dubai and continue her progressive last 12 months.<\/p>\n
Anisimova\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n
R1: BYE | H2H: N\/AR2: Barbora Krejcikova | H2H: Krejcikova leads 1-0R3: Liudmila Samsonova [13] | H2H: Tied at 2-2QF: Mirra Andreeva [5] | H2H: Anisimova leads 1-0SF: Jessica Pegula [4] | H2H: Pegula leads 4-0F: Elena Rybakina [1] | H2H: Rybakina leads 1-0<\/p>\n
A very testing opening round awaits Anisimova as she will have to battle past the experience of either Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova <\/a>or Barbora Krejcikova<\/a>. In the third round Anisimova could face Liudmila Samsonova <\/a>or Leylah Fernandez <\/a>while a potential quarter-final could await against either defending champion Mirra Andreeva <\/a>or Doha finalist Victoria Mboko<\/a>. Overall, this is a tough draw for Anisimova but if the backhand can fire accurately early on then the rest of the field could be in trouble in what will be a testing week for the American.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Best Result: Semi-Final (2023) \u00a0<\/p>\n Gauff will be hoping to get her year back on track after some poor defeats have started her year on a negative note.<\/p>\n Gauff\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n R1: BYE | H2H: N\/AR2: Jelena Ostapenko | H2H: Gauff leads 2-1R3: Emma Navarro [14] | H2H: Navarro leads 2-1QF: Jasmine Paolini [6] | H2H: Gauff leads 4-3SF: Elena Rybakina [1] | H2H: Gauff leads 1-0F: Amanda Anisimova [2] | H2H: Anisimova leads 2-1<\/p>\n A tough draw awaits Gauff as a first round match against either Jelena Ostapenko <\/a>or Anna Kalinskaya <\/a>is a brutal draw for the American. A third round contest against Emma Navarro <\/a>could await although unlikely given Navarro\u2019s form with a potential quarter-final against former champion Jasmine Paolini <\/a>also in Gauff\u2019s sights. Given conditions and form, an early exit could await Gauff but if the American can gain some confidence in the early rounds then anything is possible for the third seed.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Best Result: Semi-Final (2023)<\/p>\n An encouraging start to the year for Pegula has the American believing that she can break new ground in 2026.<\/p>\n Pegula\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n R1: BYE | H2H: N\/AR2: Varvara Gracheva [Q] | H2H: Pegula leads 1-0R3: Iva Jovic [16] | H2H: First MeetingQF: Ekaterina Alexandrova [8] | H2H: Tied at 3-3SF: Amanda Anisimova [2] | H2H: Pegula leads 4-0F: Elena Rybakina [1] | H2H: Rybakina leads 4-3<\/p>\n Pegula has a favourable draw although the rising talent of Iva Jovic <\/a>is not one to be dismissed in the third round. A quarter-final against Ekaterina Alexandrova <\/a>or last year\u2019s finalist Clara Tauson <\/a>could be challenging from a tactical perspective. Ultimately this is a big opportunity for Pegula to make a statement here and claim a rare WTA 1000 title. Will she take the opportunity?<\/p>\n WTA Dubai starts on Sunday 15th February and concludes on Saturday 21st February.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n How to Watch\/Follow WTA Dubai 2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Tony FairbairnAustralian Open champion Elena Rybakina leads the field as Mirra Andreeva looks to defend her title.Top…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":474997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[5531,49,48,4305,10459,35058,82,593,192899],"class_list":{"0":"post-474996","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-amanda-anisimova","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-coco-gauff","12":"tag-elena-rybakina","13":"tag-jessica-pegula","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-tennis","16":"tag-wta-dubai"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/)
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