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 enters the quarterfinals in excellent form, holding an impeccable 6W-2L. Her recent victory over Katie Volynets in a three-set round of 16 encounter (2-6, 6-4, 6-4) pointed to her resilience and tactical changes.