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.

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,

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,