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

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. Read more at straitstimes.

Ons Jabeur's run at the at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open was ended at the quarter-final stage when defending champion Elena Rybakina triumphed after a thrilling battle on Thursday evening. The Tunisian crowd favourite made the top seed fight all the way after coming back from a set down to level the match before eventually going down 6-2,

Defending champion Elena Rybakina edged out Ons Jabeur in a deciding-set tie-break on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. The world no 5, whose coach Stefano Vukov remains suspended for allegedly breaching the WTA tour’s code of conduct,

Most of the top seeds fell on Wednesday at the WTA Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open with No. 2 Paula Badosa, No. 3 Daria Kasatkina, and No. 4 Yulia Putintseva all exiting the competition.