Chinese tennis player Zheng Saisai defeated Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, to complete her second win in the qualifying round of the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

The 22-year-old, world no. 70 is set to enter the third round of the qualifiers while her compatriots Wang Yafan and Wang Qiang have both been eliminated in the second round, as reported by Xinhuanet.

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Zheng told reporters after the match that she had started well against the world 172nd-ranked Hlavackova, but also admitted that she had made "some mistakes in the second set" that allowed her opponent to steal a set from her.

She then said that she had "played on a high level in the final set" to snatch the win from the Czechoslovak, further claiming that she is currently "in good shape and injury-free".

World no. 137 Wang Yafan was overpowered by Kazakh world no. 82 Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3, while world no. 94 Wang Qiang succumbed to German world no. 52 Anna-Lena Friedsam in a hard-fought 7-6, 6-2, 7-6 match as both girls bowed out of the said qualifiers, as per Shanghai Daily.

"We played almost on the same level and I have to admit that in the tie-break in the final set I had a bit more luck than Wang," said Friedsam.

The 22-year-old Neuwied, Germany native said that she hopes "to recover quickly to be fit for tomorrow's match" as she caught a cold during the flight from Germany to Dubai a couple of days ago.

Meanwhile, the 21-year-old Qiang said that she "played hard and gave it all. Unfortunately the match ended like it ended".

Zheng demolished Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay during her first qualifying match, 6-1, 6-0, last Saturday.

World no. 1 Serena Williams and world no. 2 Angelique Kerber, the recent winner of the 2016 Australian Open, have both withdrawn from the tournament because of separate injuries.

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