Jelena Ostapenko out for 'more' while advancing at Dubai

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No. 9 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia dropped the opening set then rallied for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Xiyu Wang of China on Monday during the first round of the Dubal Duty Free Tennis Championships at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

No. 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova and No. 13 seed Veronika Kudermetova, both of Russia, also advanced in the opening round.

Ostapenko, who was th