Belinda Bencic and Ashlyn Krueger will face off in an unexpected final for the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi Open title after the Swiss player knocked out top seed Elena Rybakina in a tight three-set battle, ...
The former world No. 4 came back from a set down to defeat the defending champion and reach her first final since returning from maternity leave last fall.
Rybakina is the last-seeded player standing after American Ashlyn Krueger ousted Canadian eighth seed Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Krueger, the 20-year-old with one previous WTA singles title, ...