LONDON: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in action against during her quarter final against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon on Wednesday. LONDON: Tunisian Ons Jabeur gained revenge for her defeat in last year’s Wimbledon final when she surged back from a set down to beat third-seeded defending champion Kazakh Elena Rybakina 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. A year ago Jabeur looked on course to become the first Arabic and African 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, remaining positive and going for the big shots as Moscow-born Rybakina’s big serve faltered and the on-fire Tunisian won eight of the last nine games. She will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semis after the Belarusian beat American Madison Keys in straight sets earlier. Untidy set: There were two breaks apiece in an untidy first set before third seed Rybakina found her accuracy at the right time to come through the tiebreak. Jabeur said this week that it took her a long time to get over last year’s final defeat and she looked at her wit’s end after seeing the tiebreak slip away. If there were any demons, however, she put them back in their place. Though she failed to take advantage of three break points in the first game, she developed into the dominant player of the set, cutting down the errors, scrambling in defence and breaking in the 10th to level the match. With the crowd behind her, the 28-year-old Jabeur was bouncing around the court when she broke to love for a 2-0 lead. She held comfortably to make it five games in a row and sensed a sixth when she was 0-30 on Rybakina’s serve, only for the champion to save it.