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Britain’s Emma Raducanu was denied a place in the Abu Dhabi Open quarter-finals by second seed Ons Jabeur.<\/b><\/p>\n
Competing as a wildcard in Abu Dhabi, the 21-year-old Raducanu lost 6-4 6-1 to the Tunisian world number six.<\/p>\n
A surprise US Open champion in 2021, Raducanu made her Grand Slam return at last month’s Australian Open after missing the final eight months of 2023 following wrist and ankle surgeries.<\/p>\n
Jabeur, 29, will play Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in the last eight.<\/p>\n
Jabeur, a three-time Grand Slam finalist, was in impressive form and hit 35 winners and eight aces on her way to a dominant win.<\/p>\n
She led by a double break at 5-1 in the first set before Raducanu threatened a fightback – the Briton breaking back and saving four set points before Jabeur served out the opener to love.<\/p>\n
But Raducanu could not prevent Jabeur storming to a straight-set victory from there and she sealed her progress in style by taking six successive games.<\/p>\n
British number four Heather Watson will take on Spain’s Cristina Bucsa on Thursday, when top seed Elena Rybakina also returns to action against American Danielle Collins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n