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Elise Mertens def. Emma Navarro — Round of 32, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE

Played17 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R64
  2. R32
  3. R16
  4. QF
  5. Semifinal
  6. Final

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 22 going into this drawWon

Elise Mertens 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 18 going into this draw

Emma Navarro seeded 14 2 2

Next · Round of 16vs 🇺🇸Coco Gauff

What this match is worth

Points earned

Mertens +120Navarro +65

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Head to head

2-1Navarro

What decided it

  • Mertens broke 4 times from 7 chances, Navarro 0 from 2
  • Mertens won 62 points to 37
  • Navarro won 44% behind her second serve, Mertens 69%