Bencic to face Samsonova for Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title

World number 9 Belinda Bencic booked her spot in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final after crushing Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2 6-3 at the International Tennis Centre in Zayed Sports City.

It will be her second final of 2023.

"It was a really good match and I prepared well for this game where I executed my shots well, so I’m really happy to have won today," Bencic said after the match. 

She will face Russia's Liudmila Samsonova.

The world number 19 edged out Chinese Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Saturday.

"It was an amazing match, Qinwen played unbelievable," Samsonova said afterward. "At the end, I think I was more solid, and this was the key, I think -- and of course the serve, I was serving very well."

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