Emma Raducanu v Ons Jabeur LIVE: Score and updates from Abu Dhabi Open clash

Emma Raducanu is back in action at the Abu Dhabi Open (Getty Images)

Emma Raducanu takes on Ons Jabeur at the Abu Dhabi Open this afternoon with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs.

Raducanu advanced to the last 16 as she breezed past world No 26 Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-1 on Monday, winning 10 of her final 11 games to book a meeting with three-time grand slam finalist Jabeur, the tournament’s second seed.

Former US Open champion Raducanu is playing in just her third tournament in eight months, having compiled a 3-2 record since returning from multiple wrist and ankle surgeries at the start of the season.

The 21-year-old fell at the second hurdle at both the Auckland International and the Australian Open, where she battled a stomach bug in her three-set defeat to Wafan Wang.

Follow all the action from the last-16 clash below:

Emma Raducanu v Ons Jabeur - live updates

Emma Raducanu takes on Ons Jabeur in the last 16 of the Abu Dhabi Open, live on Sky Sports
The clash is fourth on court, with an expected start time of around 4.30pm GMT
Raducanu breezed past world No 26 Marie Bouzkova in the previous round as she continues her injury comeback
Three-time grand slam finalist Jabeur is the tournament’s second seed

Emma Raducanu’s Abu Dhabi run ended by Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur

18:24 , Sonia Twigg

Here is the match report:

Emma Raducanu’s bid to reach the last eight of the Abu Dhabi Open was ended in straight sets by world number six Ons Jabeur.

Britain’s Raducanu has been making encouraging strides on her comeback after eight months out following surgery on her wrists and ankle.

The 21-year-old briefly pushed three-time grand slam finalist Jabeur in a close opening set.

But Tunisian Jabeur, the runner-up at Wimbledon in the previous two years, was ultimately too strong in a 6-4 6-1 victory.

Emma Raducanu’s Abu Dhabi run ended by Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur

Jabeur wins in straight sets!

17:58 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur on the future of women’s tennis: “Emma had an amazing experience in the US Open and everybody I think followed her and she has had an amazing career.

“Everybody has had a different story but we struggle a lot, we go through a lot of things, but we try to make it here.

“I’m so proud to be part of the WTA, a lot of amazing women play on tour and I wish to see more of you guys (fans) come and support us.”

Jabeur wins in straight sets!

17:55 , Sonia Twigg

Ons Jabeur said on court after the game: “I don’t think I can speak, but I want to thank everyone, especially people from Tunisia for coming to support me.

“And hopefully we can see more of you after tomorrow. I’m counting on you.”

On Raducanu, Jabeur said: “She didn’t make it easy for me obviously, Emma is such an amazing player, I really wish her all the best and I know she can play much better.

“I am a big fan of hers so I’m looking forward to seeing her win more matches - not against me - but against other players.”

Jabeur wins in straight sets! Raducanu 1-6, 4-6 Jabeur

17:50 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur wins the first points of Raducanu’s match, but a strong serve and missed return takes the score to 15-15.

Ouch! Jabeur was almost in the splits there as she slipped trying a backhand! She seems to be okay though, and sets up a match point with a good forehand past Raducanu.

Can the Brit fight back? No, Jabeur wraps it up with a deep forehand.

Raducanu 1-5, 4-6, Jabeur

17:46 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu was down in the opening set, and again took the first points to make it 0-15, but Jabeur hit back almost straight away.

What a clever shot! A sliced backhand cross court almost at the net gives Jabeur a 30-15 lead.

She gets another one! This time the net had a big helping hand, but the score moves to 40-15.

Jabeur tries a trick behind the back shot, and could this be a way back into it from Raducanu? An ace finishes off the game.

Raducanu 1-4, 4-6, Jabeur

17:42 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur misses a backhand, and Raducanu takes a 30-15 lead, but her chance to pull ahead is reduced when a backhand goes long.

Jabeur has another break point, capitalising on a Raducanu missed backhand, and another break to Jabeur when another shot goes out.

Raducanu 1-3, 4-6 Jabeur

17:39 , Sonia Twigg

Despite Raducanu winning the first points, Jabeur has found her footing to take the game to 15, and take a decisive lead in the second set.

Raducanu 1-2, 4-6 Jabeur

17:36 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu is moving well around the court, and scrambles well after a ball with a backhand volley to keep herself in the point at 15-15.

Another missed slice and Raducanu goes ahead at 30-15, however a wild forehand makes it level and a sliced drop shot does give Jabeur break point.

Raducanu lands a passing shot well to take it to deuce, and another clean strike gives her the advantage, but Jabeur pulls it back for another deuce, and another pin-point shot gives the Tunisian the advantage and a break point.

But another miss, means another deuce, but Jabeur does not relent, setting up a third break point with a well-timed forehand, and she takes the game when Raducanu hits the ball into the net.

Raducanu 1-1, 4-6, Jabeur

17:29 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur has missed her slice, Raducanu goes ahead at 0-15, but a wild attempted lob just provides a smash which is dutifully put away by the Tunisian.

Raducanu had a chance at 15-30, but she hit the attempted passing shot into the net.

After taking the lead at 40-30, Jabeur holds easily.

Raducanu 1-0, 4-6 Jabeur

17:25 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur has started the second in the same way she finished the first, volleying her way into a 0-30 lead in the first game of the second.

Raducanu pulls a point back to make it 15-30, and Jabeur finds the net again at 30-30.

The British player fights her way back into it to take the game.

Raducanu 4-6 Jabeur

17:22 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu will serve at the start of the second set.

Raducanu 4-6 Jabeur

17:20 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur wins the first point easily to go 15-0 up.

But this time she does win it straightforwardly, and wins the first set.

Raducanu 4-5 Jabeur

17:17 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur has another chance to serve for the set here, can she win it this time? She has already dropped four set points

Raducanu 4-5 Jabeur

17:16 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur wins the first points via the help of the net on the first point of Raducanu’s service game, and she takes a 0-30 lead with a strong forehand down the line.

She pulls one back at 15-30, when a serve return is splayed wide, but Jabeur sets up two set points with a classy sliced drop shot.

Raducanu prevents one with a good move and a forehand winner. She smashes a high forehand to save a fourth set point and take the game to deuce.

The youngster takes the advantage, but Jabeur fights back, creates a good angle and it will be another deuce.

Raducanu forces the Tunisian wide and takes another advantage and she wins the game!

Raducanu 3-5 Jabeur

17:10 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu drops two set points in a Jabeur fightback, and after three deuces, she claims the game!

The Brit is fighting back in this set.

Raducanu 2-5 Jabeur

17:01 , Sonia Twigg

Despite challenging the call for her first serve and it being called out, she goes 15-0 up with her second.

The 30-0 comes as Jabeur was tempted into a stunning forehand down the line, but her attempted-winner went wide of the court.

Raducanu makes it 40-0. This is the first really convincing game from the young Brit, and she takes it 40-0

Raducanu 1-5 Jabeur

16:59 , Sonia Twigg

No nonsense from Ons Jabeur, a straightforward game, and she is now just one away from taking the first set.

Raducanu 1-4 Jabeur

16:56 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur keeps taking every chance on offer, and pulls it back to deuce with a great passing shot right into the corner that Raducanu just can’t get to.

She claims the advantage, but hits the ball into the net on her break point so it goes back to deuce.z

Jabeur forces a second break point, and again hits it into the net after some great movement and hard-hitting from Raducanu.

However the Tunisian secures a third break point with a cross-court forehand, and she does have the game when a backhand from Raducanu goes long.

Raducanu 1-3 Jabeur

16:48 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur seems to be growing into this match, and claims the fourth game with some clever play.

It seems she is getting the crowd behind her as well.

Raducanu 1-2 Jabeur

16:43 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu wins the first point of her second service game when Jabeur’s return goes long.

She has never beaten a top-10 player, despite having a grand slam title to her name, and quickly makes it 30-0.

Another missed return and Raducanu should be in sight of winning her first game in this match at 40-0, and she does hold.

Raducanu 0-2 Jabeur

16:41 , Sonia Twigg

Jabeur starts her service game with a tidy volley to go ahead, but Raducanu’s winner pulls it back to 15-all.

Jabeur pulls ahead with a great forehand passing shot, and backs it up with an ace.

However, a missed backhand down the line at 40-15 brings the British player back into it, but she has no answers to the final serve.

Raducanu 0-1 Jabeur

16:37 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu wins the first point, but some good play from the baseline sees Jabeur level at 15-all.

The British player pulls ahead at 30-15 and then made is 40-15 with relative ease.

For a player who was ill in Australia and dealt with a host of injury problems over the last year, she is looking more herself in this match.

But she misses a volley to win the set and Jabeur takes it to deuce. Jabeur secures an advantage and wins the game.

Raducanu vs Jabeur

16:31 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu will serve first against the former world number two

Raducanu vs Jabeur

16:31 , Sonia Twigg

The temperatures are dropping slightly in the desert of Abu Dhabi, and Raducanu is just warming up her serve...the match will get underway shortly

Raducanu vs Jabeur

16:29 , Sonia Twigg

This is the first meeting between the two players on the WTA tour, but Jabeur goes in as the favourite, ranked as the second seed for the tournament.

Raducanu vs Jabeur

16:28 , Sonia Twigg

Raducanu and Jabeur are just warming up ahead of the highly-anticipated match.

Cirstea wins in straight stes

16:20 , Sonia Twigg

Cirstea said on court after the match: “This (waiting a long time to start) is one of the one of the hardest things in tennis, waiting around and warming up 2-3 times. I’m definitely very happy with the win tonight.”

Cirstea wins in straight stes

16:15 , Sonia Twigg

Cirstea is 5-1 up in the second set.

Sakkari managed to save one match point at 40-15, but could not do the same for the second and the Romanian has won in Abu Dhabi.

Cirstea nears victory

16:08 , Sonia Twigg

The Romanian is 4-1 up in the second set and could claim victory soon against the tournament number three seed.

Everything you need to know about Emma Raducanu v Ons Jabeur

15:59 , Ben Fleming

Emma Raducanu takes on Ons Jabeur at the Abu Dhabi Open with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs.

Raducanu advanced to the last-16 as she breezed past world number 26 Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-1 on Monday, winning 10 of her final 11 games to book a meeting with three-time grand slam finalist Jabeur, the tournament’s second seed.

The 21-year-old fell at the second hurdle at both the Auckland International and the Australian Open, where she battled a stomach bug in her three-set defeat to Wafan Wang.

Here’s everything you need to know:

What time is Emma Raducanu vs Ons Jabeur? How to watch Abu Dhabi Open match

Cirstea takes the first set

15:46 , Ben Fleming

The Romanian is motoring through her match against Sakkari having taken the first set 6-2 and already secured a break in the second.

Raducannu may well be on before we know it!

Raducanu still waiting

15:33 , Ben Fleming

The Brit is last on in today’s action but her match has been delayed after today’s earlier matches. Beatriz Haddad Maia came through her match against Magda Linette but that lasted a lengthy three hours and 44 minutes.

Sorona Cirstea currently leads Maria Sakkari 5-2 in the first set of the penultimate game before Jabeur and Raducannu take to the court.

Emma Raducanu was ‘throwing up in mouth’ during Australian Open defeat

15:19 , Luke Baker

Emma Raducanu struggled with a stomach bug during a marathon second-round loss to Wang Yafan at the Australian Open.

The former US Open champion, playing only her fourth match since returning from eight months out and three surgeries, had battled back strongly from a set and a break down to force a decider.

But Raducanu then began to show a lot of discomfort, clutching at her chest and abdomen before calling the trainer two games in.

She had her blood pressure checked and took some pills before resuming, and she battled hard to try to turn the match around but Wang held firm to win 6-4 4-6 6-4 after two hours and 55 minutes.

Emma Raducanu was ‘throwing up in mouth’ during Australian Open defeat

Andy Murray’s winless run continues with opening defeat in Marseille

15:01 , Luke Baker

Andy Murray’s miserable run continued with a first-round loss to Tomas Machac at the Open 13 Provence.

The 36-year-old’s 7-5 6-4 defeat by Czech Machac in Marseille was his sixth in a row dating back to October and means he has won only one of his last 10 matches.

Murray has admitted he is weighing up when to retire, but he railed against a suggestion he could be tarnishing his legacy by playing on, writing on X, formerly Twitter last week: “Most people would quit and give up in my situation right now. But I’m not most people and my mind works differently. I won’t quit.”

Andy Murray’s winless run continues with opening defeat in Marseille

Emma Raducanu casts doubt on her availability for Britain’s BJK Cup tie in April

14:48 , Luke Baker

Emma Raducanu has cast doubt on her availability for Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup tie against France in April.

The former US Open champion has made only one senior appearance for her country, in a tie against the Czech Republic in 2022, missing the finals event later that year, last April’s defeat by France and November’s victory over Sweden because of her wrist problems.

GB captain Anne Keothavong was also unimpressed by Raducanu claiming she did not know when last year’s France tie was when asked about her possible participation.

Emma Raducanu casts doubt on her availability for Britain’s BJK Cup tie in April

Emma Raducanu overcomes slow start to storm past Marie Bouzkova in Abu Dhabi

14:35 , Luke Baker

Emma Raducanu breezed into the last 16 of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-4 6-1 win over world number 26 Marie Bouzkova.

Raducanu recovered from a slow start to win 10 of the last 11 games and seal a meeting with second seed Ons Jabeur in the next round.

It was another promising display from the 21-year-old, who had impressed in her first-round win over Shelby Rogers at last month’s Australian Open.

Emma Raducanu overcomes slow start to storm past Marie Bouzkova in Abu Dhabi

When is Raducanu v Jabeur and how can I watch?

14:20 , Luke Baker

What time is Emma Raducanu vs Ons Jabeur?

Emma Raducanu’s match against Ons Jabeur is the fourth and final match scheduled on the Stadium Court at the Abu Dhabi Open. The day’s play gets underway at 9am GMT (UK time) - so Raducanu could therefore expect to face Jabeur at around 4pm GMT, although it could be slightly earlier or later depending on the previous matches.

How can I watch it?

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