[ad_1] By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, February 9, 2024 The Minister of Happiness shared sadness on court today. Ons Jabeur shed tears on court during her 6-3, 6-4 Abu Dhabi quarterfinal loss to Beatriz Haddad Maia. More: Richard Evans Q&A The Tunisian came out of a changeover, leading 4-3 in the second set and…
[ad_1] Ons Jabeur was expected to continue her solid play at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open against Beatriz Haddad Maia, but she ran into an inspired opponent. This was a fascinating matchup that seemed to favour the Tunisian. However, it went very differently as she failed to counter some very inspired play by Haddad Maia,…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday February 3 2024 A year of comebacks on the WTA Tour continues into February, as former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu continue to search for form at this week’s Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. The WTA 500 tournament held its draw on Saturday, with Osaka…
[ad_1] Great Britain’s Heather Watson’s impressive run at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open came to an end in the last 16 on Thursday, when she was beaten 7-6(1) 7-5 by the Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa, while top-seeded Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals, coming from a set down to defeat Danielle Collins, and both Barbora…
[ad_1] Friday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dallas, Marseille, Cordoba, Abu Dhabi, Cluj-Napoca and Mumbai can be found below. This week marks the beginning of a busy month of action in February. With six events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to watch all…
[ad_1] Elena Rybakina was close to losing the match against Danielle Collins at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, but she then rallied spectacularly to win in three sets. Collins was always going to be a really tough matchup for Rybakina because she has a very heavy baseline-focused play, which can create problems. The Kazakhstani player…
[ad_1] Ons Jabeur was at her efficient best in seeing off Emma Raducanu at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Wednesday, and, in the quarter-finals, will meet Beatriz Haddad Maia, who survived yet another marathon against Magda Linette, while Sorana Cirstea cruised past 3rd-seeded Maria Sakkari to play Daria Kasatkina in the Last 8, a…
[ad_1] Thursday’s schedule of play for the ATP Tour and WTA Events in Dallas, Marseille, Cordoba, Abu Dhabi, Cluj-Napoca and Mumbai can be found below. This week marks the beginning of a busy month of action in February. With six events on the schedule, tennis fans will have an abundance of matches to watch all…
[ad_1] Heather Watson, a former British No 1, upset 9th seed Veronika Kudermetova in the 1st-round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday, while Danielle Collins ousted former World No 1 Naomi Osaka, also in straight sets. I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it,…
[ad_1] Emma Raducanu‘s journey at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open is over because Ons Jabeur easily beat her in straight sets which came as a surprise. Raducanu and Jabeur had already played in Abu Dhabi before, but that was an exhibition match. It was also much closer than this one because it actually went to…
