Ons Jabeur storms into Wimbledon semi-finals after emotional win over Elena Rybakina

Tunisian star Ons Jabeur defeated champion Elena Rybakina to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in dramatic fashion on Wednesday.

Jabeur rallied from a set down to storm into the last four and gain revenge over Rybakina in a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final.

The sixth seed, who also lost to Iga Swiatek in the US Open final last year, will take on second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the last four after battling to a 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 win.

Last year Rybakina claimed her first Grand Slam title in a three-set win that left Jabeur heart-broken. But this year, the roles were reversed as Jabeur ended on the winning side.

Then, Jabeur looked on course to become the first Arab female champion before fading to lose in three sets. But the dream is still on in 2023 after the sixth seed mounted a spirited comeback having looked distraught after the first set tiebreak went against her.

Jabeur upped her game after that, going for the big shots and gradually becoming the dominant force with a surge of five games in a row that secured the second set and gave her an advantage in the third, which she pressed with authority.

After the win, Jabeur struggled to contain her emotions.

"I'm very happy with the performance. A lot of emotion out there, especially playing someone who serves very well," Jabeur said.

"It can be very frustrating. I'm glad I did everything, shouted, then got calm and hopefully I can keep managing my emotions in the next matches. I kept going. I said I'm going for my shots. It's not easy playing her but I wish we could exchange this match for the final last year."

On the first set, Jabeur said: "It should have gone my way. I doubted a little bit. I kept yelling at my coaches 'You told me to play like this, look what's