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Maria Sakkari plays a shot against Coco Gauff. Getty
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Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in action against Anastasia Gasanova of Russia during on Day 4 of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open at Zayed Sports City. Gasanova won the match 6-2, 6-4. Getty Images
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Anastasia Gasanova in action against Karolina Pliskova. Getty
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Heather Watson of Great Britain in action against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia. Alexandrova won the match 7-5, 6-7, 6-3. Getty
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Vera Zvonareva of Russia plays a forehand against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Svitolina won the match 6-4, 6-1. Getty
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Elina Svitolina plays a forehand against Vera Zvonareva. Getty
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Garbine Muguruza of Spain plays a forehand against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus. Muguruza won the match 6-1, 6-4. Getty
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Aliaksandra Sasnovich plays a forehand against Garbine Muguruza. Getty
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United States' Coco Gauff plays a forehand against Maria Sakkari of Greece. Sakkari won the match 7-5, 6-2. Getty
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Maria Sakkari plays a shot against Coco Gauff. Getty
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Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic in action against Anastasia Gasanova of Russia during on Day 4 of the Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open at Zayed Sports City. Gasanova won the match 6-2, 6-4. Getty Images
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Anastasia Gasanova in action against Karolina Pliskova. Getty
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Heather Watson of Great Britain in action against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia. Alexandrova won the match 7-5, 6-7, 6-3. Getty
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Vera Zvonareva of Russia plays a forehand against Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Svitolina won the match 6-4, 6-1. Getty
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Elina Svitolina plays a forehand against Vera Zvonareva. Getty
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Garbine Muguruza of Spain plays a forehand against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus. Muguruza won the match 6-1, 6-4. Getty
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Aliaksandra Sasnovich plays a forehand against Garbine Muguruza. Getty
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United States' Coco Gauff plays a forehand against Maria Sakkari of Greece. Sakkari won the match 7-5, 6-2. Getty
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Maria Sakkari plays a shot against Coco Gauff. Getty
Anastasia Gasanova in disbelief after toppling Karolina Pliskova at Abu Dhabi WTA Women's Tennis Open
World No 293 is competing in her maiden WTA main draw and was facing a player ranked in the top 100 for the first time
Jon Turner
09 January, 2021
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