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.

Elena Rybakina survived a thriller for a second consecutive day as the No. 1 seed edged out Ons Jabeur 6-2 4-6 7-6 (4) to progress into the Abu Dhabi semifinal. At the start of the match, it was all the Kazakh,

Elena Rybakina is the only player on the WTA Tour to have won at least one match in a third-set tie-break in each of the last five years