Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Ons Jabeur Prediction: Expect a tight contest

It's the quarterfinal of the ATP Abu Dhabi and Beatriz Haddad Maia will face Ons Jabeur as they both battle for a place in the Semifinals of the tournament. Beatriz Haddad defeated Ons Jabeur the last time both players played against each other. That was in last year's French Open and she hopes she can equal the head-to-head tally by beating her a second time. And for Ons Jabeur, she has no intentions of losing for the second time against Beatriz Haddad Maia. No matter how this ends, we are surely set for an intriguing game between two very close opponents.

Beatriz Haddad Maia

Beatriz Haddad Maia is a 26-year old Brazilian tennis player currently ranked 13th on the WTA ranking. She has 3 singles titles and 7 doubles titles to her name, with her latest being the WTA Elite Trophy last year while she won the WTA Adelaide doubles this year. She has also been to 2 singles and 3 doubles finals and her last singles final was in Toronto in 2022, while her last doubles final was at the Indian Wells last year.

Beatriz Haddad came into the Abu Dhabi tournament in the Round 32, beating Xinyu Wang in straight sets (6:2,7:6). Then in the Round 16, she defeated Magda Linette 2-1 (7:6,6:7,6:1). Now she faces Ons Jabeur in the quarter finals and she hopes to continue her run in the tournament by defeating Ons like she did last year in the French Open.

Ons Jabeur

Ons Jabeur is a 29-year old Tunisian player currently ranked in 6th spot on the WTA ranking. Ons Jabeur has won 5 singles titles. Her last singles title was at the WTA Ningbo last year.

Ons Jabeur has also played in 8 singles finals and her last final was at Wimbledon last year. While she also made it to 1 singles final, that was in WTA Birmingham in 2021. 

Ons Jabeur played only one game in the Abu Dhabi tournament and that was in the Round 16 against Ema Raducanu and she won in straight sets (4:6,1:6).

Ons Jabeur will be determined not to lose such an important game against Beatriz Haddad Maia. She lost to the Brazilian at the French Open last year.

Head to Head

Beatriz Haddad Maia and Ons Jabeur have played 3 times against each other. Beatriz won only one game, which was at the French Open in 2023, while Ons Jabeur won twice at both ITF France in 2016 and ATP Stuttgart last year.

Analysis and Predictions

Both players are looking well motivated in this game and at the moment, there's not much of a big difference between both players. We expect the game to be tight and both players will rely on their determination to progress to the next round.

• Over 20 Games at 1.615 Odds
• Ons Jabeur to Win at 1.625 Odds
• Ons Jabeur to win First Set at 1.61 Odds