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. Jabeur saved two consecutive match points in the 12th game of the third set to force a tiebreaker.

Defending champion Elena Rybakina defeated fan favorite Ons Jabeur in the 2025 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinals.

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,

Defending champion Elena Rybakina fought through a marathon three-setter to beat Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Open.

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

World number five Elena Rybakina progresses to the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Open, but British doubles hopeful Heather Watson goes home.

Ons Jabeur exited the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open at the quarter-final stage for the second consecutive year after losing a thrilling encounter against reigning champion Elena Rybakina, who joins Belinda Bencic,