Her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 triumph was her first top-five victory since becoming a mother. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Belinda Bencic's impressive post-pregnancy comeback continues as the Swiss has just completed a huge 3-6 6-3 6-4 comeback win over No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina to reach the Abu Dhabi Open final. In the first set, only one break of serve that the Kazakh got in the sixth game was enough for her to seal the opener.

American Ashlyn Krueger will go for her second career WTA title at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open after she took down Czech opponent Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.

Belinda Bencic advanced to her first tour-level final since returning from maternity leave with an impressive 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over world number five Elena Rybakina at the Abu Dhabi Open on Friday.