Elina Svitolina stunned world number four Coco Gauff to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships, where she will face Jessica Pegula.
Svitolina won a dramatic three-set match 6-4 6-7 (13-15) 6-4 that lasted just over three hours. She missed four match points in the second-set tie-break but recovered to win the deciding set. It is her first Dubai final since winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018.
Pegula earlier came from a set down to beat Amanda Anisimova 1-6 6-4 6-3 to book her place in the final.
In the men’s Qatar Open, world number one Carlos Alcaraz beat Andrey Rublev to reach the final, where he will face Arthur Fils.
Meanwhile, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has received a wildcard to compete in singles and doubles at Indian Wells.
