Goerges crushes Kuznetsova as seeds tumble in Dubai

Germany’s Julia Goerges crushed double Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.

The 55-minute demolition was eight-seeded Kuznetsova’s heaviest defeat since suffering a similar scoreline last October in Wuhan, China.