McCartney Kessler recorded her first victory over a Top 10 player on Tuesday, posting a 6-4, 7-5 victory over third-seeded Coco Gauff in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-4, and No. 5 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan topped Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-4 to move to the Round of 16 but other seeds had a rough time in early play Tuesday.

The first Masters 1000 tournament of the WTA season started yesterday, and there has already been a shocking upset in Doha (called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2025 or Doha Open). On Tuesday, Marta Kostyuk handily defeated Coco Gauff in straight sets: 6-2,

McCartney Kessler earned her first top-10 victory by beating third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-4, 7-5 at the Dubai Championships.