Zheng Qinwen of China serves to Anastasia Potapova of Russia during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Feb 21, 2024. (PHOTO / AP)

DUBAI - China's Zheng Qinwen entered the quarterfinals of the WTA1000 Dubai Open by beating Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 here on Wednesday.

Having experienced a thriller in the round of 32, Zheng maintained stable form to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai tournament for the first time.

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This is also the third time that Zheng has reached the quarterfinals of a WTA1000 event, and the Chinese now faces world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland, who has won all five of the previous meetings between the two players.