Switzerland's Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title since returning from maternity leave, defeating American Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in Saturday's final at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

Belinda Bencic defeated Ashlyn Krueger to win her second Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title, and her first WTA title since 2023.

American Ashlyn Krueger will go for her second career WTA title at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open after she took down Czech opponent Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.

In the semifinals at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open on Friday, Elena Rybakina (ranked No. 5) faces Belinda Bencic (No. 157).Rybakina enters the semifinals after her three-set victory

Swiss star Belinda Bencic has become Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open champion for the second time after coming from behind to defeat Ashlyn Krueger in today’s final, capping a remarkable comeback story, while Jelena Ostapenko/Ellen Perez clinched the doubles title following a dominant win over Shuai Zhang/Kristina Mladenovic.

Elena Rybakina (No. 5 ranking) will take on Ons Jabeur (No. 33) in the quarterfinals at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open on Thursday, 6.Rybakina is the favorite (-225) against

Former world number 4 Bencic celebrated the arrival of her first child, Bella, in April before making her comeback at the end of October at a low-level tournament in Hamburg. She joins a growing list of mothers who have won tournaments on the WTA Tour.

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In the Round of 32 at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open on Tuesday, Moyuka Uchijima (ranked No. 62) meets Leylah Annie Fernandez (No. 27).Fernandez is favored (-549) to get to the Round