The former world No. 4 came back from a set down to defeat the defending champion and reach her first final since returning from maternity leave last fall.

February 6 - 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.

Heavy hitters stared down stress advancing to the Abu Dhabi semifinals today. In a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon final, Elena Rybakina edged Ons Jabeur 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(5) to set up

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,