Piangtar and Bhosale Win First Round in Dubai Tennis Championships Women's Doubles

In the WTA 1000 'Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships' tournament with total prize money of $4,088,211, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on February 17th, Piangtar Palipoch from Thailand (ranked 128th globally) and Rutuja Bhosale from India (ranked 142nd globally) faced Wu Fang-hsien from Taiwan (ranked 44th) and Eri Hozumi from Japan (ranked 34th). The pair of Piangtar and Bhosale won convincingly 2-0, with sets of 7-5 and 6-2, advancing to the second round where they will meet the 4th seeded pair of Anna Danilina from Kazakhstan (ranked 7th globally) and Aleksandra Krunic from Serbia (ranked 1st globally).