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Dubai PHOTOS: Halep, Kvitova reach quarterfinals, Kerber out

Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships was all about third-round matches and eight players made their way into the quarterfinals. Of course, our Jimmie48 was on the spot to photograph almost everything!

Second seed Petra Kvitova was crushed 6-1 in the second set by American qualifier Jennifer Brady, but the Czech eventually pulled off a victory in two hours and 12 minutes, while third seed Simona Halep got past Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets.

Kristina Mladenovic, who had eliminated world No.