Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Haddad Maia comes through tough Linette test to make last eight
Haddad Maia beat Magda Linette 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 6-1 and will face the winner of the match between Emma Raducanu and Ons Jabeur in the next round
Beatriz Haddad Maia at the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy
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Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 6 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by beating Pole Magda Linette 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 6-1 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City.
Haddad Maia, ranked No 13, will face the winner of the match between wildcard Emma Raducanu and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the second seed, next.
The Brazilian won against Chinese wildcard Xiyu Wang (6-2, 7-6 (4)) in the previous round of the Abu Dhabi tournament.
In the first round of the Abu Dhabi tournament, Linette, ranked No 55, won against Filipino wildcard Alexandra Eala (7-6 (4), 6-1).
Abu Dhabi WTA 500, other second-round results (International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Heather Watson
- Elena Rybakina vs. Danielle Collins
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Emma Raducanu vs. Ons Jabeur
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Maria Sakkari
- Daria Kasatkina (7) beat Ashlyn Krueger (Q): 6-3, 7-5
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