Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia started with a win at the hard court tennis tournament WTA 500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open with a prize fund of 780,637 USD.
The sixth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia prevailed over Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) by 2-1 (4:6, 6:3, 6:0) in 2:27 hours. The Brazilian lost the first set but improved her first serve and accuracy to overturn the match.
In the next round, Beatriz Haddad Maia will face the world’s number 45 Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan), who defeated Bianca Andreescu (Canada) by 2-0 (7:6, 6:2) for 1:41 hours.
Shelby Rogers (USA), who passed through qualifications, also advances to the second round after beating Leylah Annie Fernandez (Canada) by 2-1 (6:4, 6:7, 6:1). In the next round, she will face the seventh-seeded Anett Kontaveit (Estonia).
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) eliminated Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania) by 2-0 (6:1, 6:4).
