McCartney Kessler earned her first top-10 victory by beating third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-4, 7-5 at the Dubai Championships.

The No. 2 seed pointed to the tight turnaround from the Australian Open as a factor in Middle East exits from top players like herself, Aryna Sabalenka, and Coco Gauff.

Coco Gauff has picked up another surprise defeat as this time the American tennis star exited the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai after only one match played. After a first-round bye, the No. 3 seed took to the court today and suffered a 4-6 5-7 loss to 53rd-ranked McCartney Kessler.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have made a slow start to 2025. The maiden major for Madison Keys might have taken more out of their legs than the schedule.

McCartney Kessler (No. 53 ranking) will take on Karolina Muchova (No. 17) in the Round of 16 of the WTA Dubai, UAE on Wednesday, February 19.Kessler claimed a two-set win over Coco Gauff (6-4,

McCartney Kessler earned the first Top 10 victory of her career in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by beating No. 3 seed Coco Gauff in straight sets.

McCartney Kessler in straight sets in the Round of 32 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Gauff served at a much higher level than Kessler by every metric, hitting four aces with only one double fault and winning 71% of first serves.

McCartney Kessler recorded her first victory over a Top 10 player on Tuesday, posting a 6-4, 7-5 victory over third-seeded Coco Gauff in the second round of the Dubai Duty

Gauff fell in straight sets to fellow American McCartney Kessler after Pegula navigated hours of stormy weather to finish off Liudmila Samsonova on Tuesday.

Sabalenka faces a possible opening-round rematch with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated the world No. 1 last week in Doha.

Emma Raducanu lost to Karolina Muchova after an emotional first set in the second round at the Dubai Championships. Third-ranked Coco Gauff exited the tournament in a second-round upset loss to McCartney Kessler.

McCartney Kessler earned her first top-10 victory by beating third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-4, 7-5 at the Dubai Championships. Gauff hadn't fallen to an opponent ranked outside the top 50 since a loss to Sofia Kenin (128th) at Wimbledon in 2023.