Ons Jabeur today faces the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia as part of the quarter -finals of the WTA 500 from Abu Dhabi with 922,573 dollars. A place in the semi-finals is at stake.
Ons Jabeur (6th in the world) will be opposed this Friday, February 9, to the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (13th in the world) for a place in the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi tournament.
The Tunisian leaves a favorite in this duel, but will however have to be wary of an opponent as dangerous as they are impervisible.
Ons Jabeur and Beatriz Haddad Maia clashed three times in the past with an advantage for the Tunisian who has imposed himself twice.
Ons Jabeur won their first opposition in 2016 in JOUR-LES-TOURS (France). More recently, she defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart tournament in April 2023. But the Brazilian had taken revenge in June 2023 by eliminating Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros.
Exempted from the 1st round, Ons Jabeur eliminated the British Emma Raducanu (296th WTA) in two sets (6-4, 6-1) in the 2nd round.
As for Beatriz Haddad Maia, she eliminated Chinese Xiyu Wang (60th) in two (6-2, 7-6) in the 1st round and the Polish Magda Linette (55th) in three sets (7-6, 6-7, 6-1) in the 2nd round.
