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Dubai [UAE], February 20 (ANI): The No.15 seed Elina Svitolina defeated a fellow Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Svitolina defeated 32nd-ranked Anhelina Kalinina 6-3, 7-6(7) to advance to the second round in Dubai. Svitolina had to save three set points in the second set to seal the one-hour and 40-minute triumph. Svitolina cruised through the opening set, striking 14 winners to only five unforced errors. These 14 winners included five of her seven aces for the day. However, things got considerably rougher in the second set, as Kalininas winni