February 8th, 2023 - 08:43 GMT
Seeded players Beatriz Haddad Maia and Liudmila Samsonova both needed three sets to secure their places in the last-16 stage as the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council delivered another entertaining day of tennis. On the third day of the inaugural WTA 500-level tournament at the International Tennis Centre, the Brazilian was made to work in her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory against Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova on Stadium Court. After losing the first set, Haddad Maia, the World No.14 showed her class, breaking Bouzkova’s serve at ...