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the addict · Tennis legend

Week 5 - WTA500 - Abu Dhabi Hard

wolf · Tennis legend

https://www.tennisforum.com/threads/wta500-abu-dhabi-doubles-entry-list.1430843/

Jurak has a SR of 14. Actually 4 in the draw with SR Hunter and Zvonareva as well

seagull · Tennis legend

FQR:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR66 [Q2] def Aliaksandra Sasnovich (***) WR104 [Q8] 6-2 6-4

seagull · Tennis legend

Nicely done. Q spots are Bucsa, Krueger, Ostapenko! And Kasatkina

seagull · Tennis legend

Sonay gets Bucsa and a possible second round v Bencic.

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR66 [Q2] v Cristina Bucsa (ESP) WR52

The winner does indeed face Bencic [1] who has a first round bye.

Mervatron2 · ATP qualifying

Thats a good win against Sasnovoch who is no slouch.

Winnable 1st round but at this level it is all tough.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Mervatron2 wrote:
Thats a good win against Sasnovoch who is no slouch.

Winnable 1st round but at this level it is all tough.

Sasnovich got into the main draw as a lucky loser .

the addict · Tennis legend

R1:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR61 [Q2] def Cristina Bucsa (ESP) WR52 6-3 7-6(8)

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L16:- Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR61 [Q2] v Belinda Bencic (SUI) WR9 [1]

Edit:- Updated with rankings as at 02/02/26 (Sonay up 5)

-- Edited by the addict on Monday 2nd of February 2026 10:38:36 AM

seagull · Tennis legend

Sonay was 6-3, 5-2 up and serving. Got dragged into a tiebreaker where she had to save 3 set points. Luckily her opponent double faulted on 2 of them!

-- Edited by seagull on Monday 2nd of February 2026 09:42:33 AM

Jan · Hall of fame

Ooh that's a nice win for Sonay!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah that second set was a shambles from *5-2 up but thankfully Busca really blew it once she'd completed the comeback. Those double faults were horrific!

Very nice win and points on board. Opportunity for a swing and a test against Bencic now. Good stuff.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Sonay was 6-3, 5-2 up and serving. Got dragged into a tiebreaker where she had to save 3 set points. Luckily her opponent double faulted on 2 of them!

-- Edited by seagull on Monday 2nd of February 2026 08:43:27 AM

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DF · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Doubles

L16:- Olivia Nicholls (GBR) / Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) CR56 (26+30) [4] v Darija Jurak Schreiber (CRO) (CH=9 in 2021, she is 41) / Katarzyna Piter (POL) UNR (UNR+51)

Olivia and Tereza turned things around and have taken the first set 7-5

seagull · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
Thats a good win against Sasnovoch who is no slouch.

Winnable 1st round but at this level it is all tough.
Sasnovich got into the main draw as a lucky loser .

And beat Badosa!