Beatriz Haddad Maia beats Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Haddad Maia will clash against Belinda Bencic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes.
Highlights Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Elena Rybakina Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open – Abu Dhabi
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Haddad Maia scored 85 points vs. Elena’s 79.
Haddad Maia
Beatriz was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that she procured (3/5).
Rybakina
On the other side, Elena had a tough time converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Haddad Maia and Rybakina is 1-0 for Beatriz.
Draw and next match H2H: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Belinda Bencic – stats
Haddad Maia will compete against Bencic in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Beatriz Haddad Maia and Belinda Bencic square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Haddad Maia and Bencic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Haddad Maia won 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Rybakina snatched in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Elena was spot on in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Beatriz wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (2-2 30-40).
They contested 61 points. Elena won 9 points more than the Brazilian (35-26). Elena lost 9 points on serve (24-9). In addition, on the other side, Beatriz conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Haddad Maia clinched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to finally conquering the set (6-3).
Haddad Maia was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, the Kazakhstani wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 0th game (0-1 40-A).
They played 57 points. Beatriz was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Kazakhstani (32-25). Haddad Maia dropped 9 points on serve (22-9). On the losing side, Elena conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Haddad Maia had a strong start of this set after breaking Elena Rybakina in the 1st game (1-0). Haddad Maia managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Rybakina in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Haddad Maia converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Beatriz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. The Brazilian won 8 points more than Elena (27-19). The Brazilian dropped 7 points on serve (16-7). In addition, on the other side, Elena conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
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- Belinda BencicBencic – Shelby RogersRogers (7-65 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia – Elena RybakinaRybakina (3-6 6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
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