Venus Williams campaign at the WTA Dubai Open has been cut short by Czech Lucie Safarova.
The 11th seeded Safarova beat the 8th seeded Venus in two straight sets, 6-4, 6-2
in the third round.
All the results today:
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) bt Agnieszka Radwanska (POLx5) 6-4, 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova (Rus x6) bt Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 6-3, 6-4
Lucie Safarova (CZE x11) bt Venus Williams (USA x8) 6-4, 6-2
Flavia Pennetta (ITA x10) bt Angelique Kerber (GER x7) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1