Emma Raducanu, Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur and Anastasia Potapova will compete in the upcoming WTA 500 tournament that is going to take place next week in Abu Dhabi. Emma will play thanks to a wild card. There is still a question mark about the possible participation of Paula Badosa, who had to withdraw from the recent tournament in Hua Hin because of a lower back injury.
This is the latest entry list.
Emma Raducanu in 2024
Now ranked no.295, Raducanu played her last match on the 18th of January when she surrendered to world no.78 Yafan Wang 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
This year Emma has a 2-2 record.
Raducanu has scheduled to play next in Abu Dhabi (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open). She will start from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of February.
Elena Rybakina in 2024
Ranked world no.5, the Kazakhstani played her last match on the 18th of January when she surrendered to world no.50 Anna Blinkova 6-4 4-6 7-6(20) in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
During this season the Kazakhstani achieved a 7-2 win-loss record. Elena conquered 1 title in Brisbane.
She is also scheduled to play in Doha (Qatar TotalEnergies Open) after Abu Dhabi. The main draw will start on the 5th of February.
Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Rybakina. When they played, Elena Rybakina won 6-0 6-1 in the 1st round in Sydney (Sydney Tennis Classic) in January 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Ons Jabeur in 2024
Ranked world no.6, Ons played her last match on the 17th of January when she surrendered to world no.35 Mirra Andreeva 6-0 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Jabeur has a 1-1 win-loss record.
Potapova in Linz, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.27, Anastasia has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2024. Anastasia is playing at the moment in Linz where she overcame the world no.99 Sara Errani 6-4 6-3 and the world no.60 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 2-6 7-69 7-5.
Anastasia Potapova will come up against the world no.21 Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter on Friday at 4:00 pm on Center Court. The head to head is 1-0 for Potapova.
Ons Jabeur and Anastasia Potapova played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Anastasia Potapova won 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in San Diego (San Diego Open) in September 2023.