Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi

A WTA 500 on outdoor hard in Abu Dhabi, in the stretch between Melbourne and Doha. The Laykold plays slower than these players are used to, so serves come back and the returner has the better of it: holds sit at 64% and tiebreaks are rare. Most matches still end in straights. Bencic has won the title twice.