In an almost unprecedented turn of events, all eight seeded players at the 2016 Dubai International Tennis Championships have failed to make the event’s quarter-final stage.
None of the eight seeds even managed to win a single match on Dubai soil, making this the first time such an occurence happens on the WTA Premier level.
The rather remarkable day in Dubai was made even more crazy by the fact that play was interrupted for more than three hours after a fierce hail-storm (yes, you read that right!