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Former world number one Serena Williams has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Top Seed Open.
She came from a set down to beat her sister Venus 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
"It was a high-quality match, Venus is playing really, really good," said Serena. "She was running me around a lot, and then at one point it was just big serves, then we were both returning really well. It was really good.
"I honestly don't know how I was able to pull it out at the end," she concluded.
Serena next faces American wild-card entry Shelby Rogers, who defeated Canadian qualifier Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 7-5.
Meanwhile, Jil Teichmann advanced to the quarterfinals after crushing No. 5 seed Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-2. She will next play CiCi Bellis, who secured a 6-3, 6-2 win over Jessica Pegula.
Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has won Stage 6 of the UAE Tour 2026 by attacking on the slopes of Jebel Hafeet, and taking the overall lead from Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious).
Former multi-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement this year for his first official fight in nearly a decade, his new promotion CSI Sports/Fight Sports said on Friday, though his opponent has yet to be decided.
Jessica Pegula shook off a first-set stumble to beat fellow American Amanda Anisimova 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday, reaching the eighth WTA 1000 final of her career.
Australia demolished Oman by nine wickets in their final Twenty20 World Cup group match on Friday, delivering a dominant display that ultimately came too late to salvage a disappointing campaign with both sides already eliminated.
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