No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan survived an upset bid from Tunisia's Ons Jabeur and prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Thursday. Jabeur saved two consecutive match points in the 12th game of the third set to force a tiebreaker.

Belinda Bencic beat Elena Rybakina to reach her first Tour final since giving birth in 2024, but why did she dash courtside during the second set?

In the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open quarterfinals on Thursday, Elena Rybakina meets Ons Jabeur.In her last match on Wednesday, Rybakina took down Katie Volynets in three sets, 2-6, 6-4,