Belinda Bencic and Amanda Anisimova through in Dubai, Emma Raducanu dumped out

[p]Ninth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bencic-belinda/ObGlDvu0/"]Bencic[/a], who won the title in 2019, will face recent Abu Dhabi champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bejlek-sara/jVCKq0LH/"]Sara Bejlek[/a] next after her [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/bencic-b-ObGlDvu0/bouzas-maneiro-j-Gj20DdaG/?mid=QXy82Sxe"]2-6, 6-1, 6-2[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouzas-maneiro-jessica/Gj20DdaG/"]Bouzas Maneiro[/a].[/p][p][b]"Yes, I really do (enjoy playing here). I enjoy playing more at night. The ball doesn’t fly as much as in the day. The conditions are so different in the day and in the night[/b]," she said after her win.[/p][p]"[b]The year that I won, I played every match during the night session. That’s why it’s my lucky charm. If the tournament director is listening, please let me play at night![/b]”[/p][embed guid="22b7d322-bee0-46b1-bcda-e54e6e95e258" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smw52-t_EpE&t=3s" social-type="youtube" /][p]Meanwhile, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raducanu-emma/YmIZde1B/"]Raducanu[/a] made it back-to-back first-round exits in the Middle East after a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/raducanu-e-YmIZde1B/ruzic-a-MuT7l0nb/?mid=ADNDi966"]6-1, 5-7, 6-2[/a] loss to lucky loser [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruzic-antonia/MuT7l0nb/"]Antonia Ruzic[/a].[/p][p]A week after retiring in the opening round of Doha against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osorio-serrano-maria-camila/rysUUciD/"]Camila Osorio[/a], the Brit had a medical timeout after losing the first set, but battled back to take the second after her opponent served for the match.[/p][p]Despite taking a 2-0 lead in the decider, Ruzic reeled off six straight games to win the contest, triumphing on her main-draw debut in Dubai.[/p][embed guid="184e947c-25ea-4a57-9a6a-9947fd3da0bf" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_5fdj8cQlw" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Kalinskaya and Jovic move through[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kalinskaya-anna/KGdcQnEf/"]Anna Kalinskaya[/a] fought from a set down to see off last week's Doha semi-finalist, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostapenko-jelena/Gloq9MUN/"]Jelena Ostapenko[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kalinskaya-a-KGdcQnEf/ostapenko-j-Gloq9MUN/?mid=WjfZ51qm"]2-6, 6-1, 6-4[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/badosa-paula/Wl76rX3I/"]Paula Badosa[/a] got her campaign up and running with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/badosa-gibert-paula-Wl76rX3I/siniakova-k-OKXs3Wah/?mid=SKzNGIc5"]6-3, 7-5[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siniakova-katerina/OKXs3Wah/"]Katerina Siniakova[/a].[/p][p]Kalinskaya saved two break points when serving for the match in the final set, before eventually getting over the line on the first time of asking. She will take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Coco Gauff[/a] next.[/p][p]Second seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Anisimova[/a] was handed a walkover into the next round after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krejcikova-barbora/2FyACZYi/"]Barbora Krejcikova[/a] withdrew from their clash. She will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tjen-janice/ngVYO2lo/"]Janice Tjen[/a], who continued to pile the misery on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-leylah-annie/8EI3pJOd/"]Leylah Fernandez[/a] with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/fernandez-l-a-8EI3pJOd/tjen-j-ngVYO2lo/?mid=lKvT40U9"]7-6(5), 6-4[/a] victory.[/p][p]Sixteenth seed and 18-year-old starlet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] set up a tasty second-round encounter with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] after a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/jovic-i-bmWvBlnL/rakhimova-k-boU2UKtN/?mid=6aFv2DWI"]6-1, 1-6, 6-1[/a] victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rakhimova-kamilla/boU2UKtN/"]Kamilla Rakhimova[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/navarro-emma/WxLdKcAs/"]Emma Navarro[/a] secured a hard-fought [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/navarro-e-WxLdKcAs/ruse-g-ra7IoKGO/?mid=2RM3p3zg"]6-4, 7-5[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ruse-elena-gabriela/ra7IoKGO/"]Elena Gabriela Ruse[/a] in an hour and 38 minutes.[/p][embed guid="34aa4b01-967d-4824-b9a8-7d610dc06b18" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9QuH9sliKE&t=1s" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cristian-jaqueline/vo9FVe2A/"]Jaqueline Cristian[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cirstea-sorana/fBPsm3Iq/"]Sorana Cirstea[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kasatkina-daria/GU42elks/"]Daria Kasatkina[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tauson-clara/2PPTHPya/"]Clara Tauson[/a] all progressed with straight-set wins.[/p]