WTA Abu Dhabi Open: Elena Rybakina Beats Danielle Collins To Enter Quarter-Finals

The top-seeded Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals at the WTA Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2024 by coming from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 against Danielle Collins on Thursday, February 9, in the United Arab Emirates. The Kazakhstan star improved to 3-1 against Collins with the two-hour, 17-minute victory. Rybakina trailed 3-2 in the second set and 2-1 in the deciding set before surviving to face Spain’s Cristina Busca, a 7-6 (1), 7-5 winner over Great Britain’s Heather Watson.

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Updated on: 9 February 2024 8:00 pm

Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns the ball to Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. returns the ball to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. returns the ball to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns the ball to Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. reacts during a match against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan serves to Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis: Elena Rybakina vs Danielle Rose Collins | Photo: AP/Kamran Jebreili

Danielle Rose Collins of the U.S. returns the ball to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during a match of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.