Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka fought off three set points to claim a tense first set in a thrilling tiebreak and then rolled through the second set to beat Ons Jabeur 7-6(9) 6-2 and move into the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in New York.
After a slew of breaks on both sides, Jabeur earned two set points at *5-4 40-15, but got broken again. In the tiebreak that followed, the Tunisian saved three set points by winning four points in a row and got another chance to victoriously close the set.