{"id":649676,"date":"2026-02-02T18:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=649676"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:30:04","slug":"leylah-fernandez-vs-mccartney-kessler-prediction-odds-best-bets-mubadala-abu-dhabi-open-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/leylah-fernandez-vs-mccartney-kessler-prediction-odds-best-bets-mubadala-abu-dhabi-open-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Leylah Fernandez vs. McCartney Kessler Prediction, Odds and Best Bets (Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026, Round of 16, February 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. 6 seed Leylah Fernandez will look to bury her Australian Open misery with a successful return in the WTA Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026 Round of 16 starting Tuesday. On the other side of the net will be American young gun McCartney Kessler. As the promising attacker takes on the Canadian counter-punch specialist, this will be a fierce contest for a spot in the last eight. The winner of this duel will oppose either third seed Clara Tauson or Switzerland&rsquo;s Simona Waltert in the next round.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fernandez in fine form &#129292;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leylahfernandez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@leylahfernandez<\/a> is through to the second round in Abu Dhabi, defeating Paquet 6-0, 6-3!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xOgoNCpd32\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/xOgoNCpd32<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/2017970388710391848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Having finished the previous season on a high, Leylah Fernandez has begun 2026 in disastrous fashion. Going 0-3 in the Australian swing, the 23-year-old is hoping for a quick turnaround in the Middle Eastern swing. Fernandez is a former US Open runner-up and has a career-high ranking of No. 13 in the world. Meanwhile, McCartney Kessler impressed one and all with two trophies last year. After turning pro in 2024, the World No. 32 has 171 wins and 97 losses in her young career so far. Kessler lost to eventual semifinalist Jessica Pegula at the recently concluded Australian Open.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A straight sets victory sends McCartney Kessler into the second round &#128079;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iyAJ6bXz3A\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/iyAJ6bXz3A<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open (@MubadalaADOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MubadalaADOpen\/status\/2017952020473253953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>According to the tennis betting odds, Leylah Fernandez is the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-betmgm-sportsbetting-us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>BetMGM<\/a> favorite to win this encounter with -127 odds. 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Abu Dhabi will play host to their first tour-level meeting.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Watch Leylah Fernandez vs McCartney Kessler at the WTA Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026?<\/h2><p>The Abu Dhabi Open 2026 can be streamed live on various platforms and channels, depending on which part of the world you are watching from. This includes Tennis Channel, WTA TV, TSN, DAZN, ESPN International, beIN Sports, Setanta Sports, Sky Sports and SuperSport.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The competition ramps up tomorrow, as we step into round 2&#65039;&#8419;! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ASV3K4BbUo\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ASV3K4BbUo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open (@MubadalaADOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MubadalaADOpen\/status\/2018323253337415738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">February 3, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15:00 Local (Approx.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tournament<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, Round of 16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Outdoor Hard Court<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Court<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Stadium Court, Zayed Tennis Centre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>TV\/Streaming<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tennis Channel, WTA TV, TSN, DAZN, ESPN International, beIN Sports, Setanta Sports, Sky Sports, SuperSport<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p><em>(Image Credits: Mike Frey, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-global mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can the Canadian former Grand Slam runner-up oust her American opposition?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":649679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page-betting.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770,6290],"tags":[128,8040,7629,11130,4936,4950],"class_list":["post-649676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","category-tennis-predictions","tag-betting","tag-leylah-fernandez","tag-mccartney-kessler","tag-mubadala-abu-dhabi-open-2026","tag-tennis","tag-wta"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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