The former world No. 4 came back from a set down to defeat the defending champion and reach her first final since returning from maternity leave last fall.

In a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon final, Rybakina won a third-set tiebreaker to reach the semifinals at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

The talented Czech 20-year-old scored her first Top 10 victory of the season to shock the second-seeded Badosa at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

The tournament later apologized for what it called an "administrative mistake," but representatives for the Russian said that it could be "potentially quite harmful" to her.

The 24-year-old prevailed, 6-1, 6-4, and will move back into the tour's Top 4 on Monday.

The former Wimbledon champion got her first win over Samsonova in five attempts, and will meet Daria Kasatkina in the hopes of winning her second title of 2024.

All of their four prior meetings came on outdoor hard courts, the surface of Saturday’s showdown in Abu Dhabi.

Haddad Maia advances alongside top seed Elena Rybakina, who booked a final-four clash with nemesis Liudmila Samsonova earlier on Friday.

On Tuesday, the American played her first match since revealing 2024 would be her last year on tour.

Collins, a former Grand Slam finalist, is Osaka's third high-profile early opponent in as many tournaments in her return from maternity leave.

The Japanese superstar joins a talented lineup that includes Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko among others.