Updated On: 21 February, 2024 08:47 AM IST | Dubai | mid-day online correspondent
Svitolina cruised through the opening set, striking 14 winners to only five unforced errors

Elina Svitolina. Pic/AFP
The No.15 seed Elina Svitolina defeated a fellow Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Svitolina defeated 32nd-ranked Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 7-6(7) to advance to the second round in Dubai. Svitolina had to save three set points in the second set to seal the one-hour and 40-minute triumph.