This is what the Abu Dhabi WTA round of 16 looks like with Sorribes and Bucsa in action

The Spanish Cristina Bucsa (60 WTA) came back from a set down and qualified for the round of 16 of the Dubai tennis tournament at the expense of the Chinese. Xinyu Wang (25), which he won 5-7, 6-0 and 6-3. The British Heather Watson your next rival

After losing the opening set, the Cantabrian’s reaction was overwhelming: a blank set with three consecutive breaks.

Each of the two competitors lost two serves to start the tiebreaker set, but Bucsa scored again in the sixth game. Although he had a break point against him in the next, he saved it and closed out the match with his next serve, a blank.

Bucsa lost her first singles match at the recent Australian Open, but in doubles she reached the quarterfinals with Russian Alexandra Panova.

Bucsa’s success is coupled with Sarah Sorribes54th in the ranking, beating the Czech on the same day Linda Noskova (31) by 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3.

Sorribes, who entered the final draw of this WTA 500 due to the injury loss of Spaniard Paula Badosa, seized the opportunity and beat a higher-ranked player who reached the quarterfinals of the recent Australian Open.

The Castellón native had his best weapon on serve, with 66% of points won in the first and 58% in the second.

Sorribes’ next rival was another Czech, Barbora Krejcikovafourth seeded and will debut in Abu Dhabi in that match.

Abu Dhabi WTA

This is how the round of 16 looks like:
Rybakina (Kaz)-Collins (USA)
Bucsa (ESP)-Watson (GBR)
Krejcikova (Che)-Sorribes (ESP)
Kalinina (Ucr)-Samsonova (Rus)
Kasatkina (Rus)-Krueger (USA)
Cirstea (Rum)-Sakkari (Gree)
Haddad Maia (Bar)-Linette (Pol)
Raducanu (GBR)-Jabeur (Tun)

Results (1st round):
Collins (USA)-Osaka (Jap), 7-5, 6-0
Bucsa (ESP)-X. Wang Xinyu (Chn), 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Watson (GBR)-Kudermetova (Rus), 6-3, 7-5
Sorribes (ESP)-Noskova (Che), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Linette (Pol)-Eala (Fil), 7-6 (4), 6-1
​Kalinina (Ucr)-Bronzetti (Ita), 6-1, 7-6 (1)
Samsonova (Rus)-Tsurenko (Ucr), 6-0, 6-1