Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Ons Jabeur Prediction & Betting Tips - Abu Dhabi Open

Prediction published on 08/02/2024, 11:18  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 09/02/2024 at 00:00 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Ons Jabeur and sixth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia will battle each other next at the Abu Dhabi Open. The winner of this quarter-final tie will then take on either Sorana Cirstea or Daria Kasatkina for a final berth. Beatriz Haddad Maia is coming off the longest match in the WTA this season. The Brazilian defeated Magda Linette in three sets in the second round with the match lasting for three hours and 42 minutes. Both of her matches in Abu Dhabi have gone past the two-hour mark. The win was her fifth of the season and took her to within one more victory to equal her best-ever result here. Maia made the semifinals last season in what was her debut tournament. The world number 13 defeated Jabeur the last time they met, which was at the French Open last season.

Ons Jabeur also defeated Maia last year. She won in Stuttgart in the quarterfinals to record her second win over the Brazilian. The Tunisian has a 2-1 record over Maia and will be confident of extending it. Jabeur is making her second appearance in Abu Dhabi. She defeated Emma Raducanu in straight sets to begin her campaign. This was her second victory in three outings this year. The current world number six won her first tour title on a hard court last season. This was in Ningbo at the tail end of the campaign. She will be hoping to start this season as strongly as she ended the last.