Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Second seed Bencic makes semi-finals

Belinda Bencic won against Shelby Rogers 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday. She’ll face the winner of the match between Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 6 seed, and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 3 seed, in the next round

Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 23, 2023 Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in action during her fourth round match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)

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February 10, 2023

Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open •Quarter-final • completed

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S. RogersvsB. Bencic

Swiss Belinda Bencic, the second seed, moved into the last four of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by defeating American qualifier Shelby Rogers 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday.

Bencic, ranked No 9, will face the winner of the match between Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 6 seed, and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 3 seed, next.

All business 💼@BelindaBencic secures a semifinal spot with her win over Rogers!#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen pic.twitter.com/xUvrPscOHa
— wta (@WTA) February 10, 2023

She is chasing her eighth career singles title, and only Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Caroline Garcia and Zhu Lin have more match wins than her so far this year.

The Swiss won against Ukrainian wildcard Marta Kostyuk (6-4, 7-5) ahead of her victory.

In the previous rounds, Rogers, ranked No 46, won against Canadian qualifier Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1) and Estonian Anett Kontaveit, the No 7 seed (4-6, 6-3, 4-1 ret.).