In a rematch of the match from a year ago, the sixth seed Jabeur overcame a set deficit to win 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1.
At 5-4, the Tunisian broke serve to win the second set, and he then controlled the third and final set.
Jabeur defeated Madison Keys on Thursday and will now face Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals.
The American was defeated by second-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-4, preserving her chance to capture a first Wimbledon championship and succeed Iga Swiatek as the world’s top player.
Due to Rybakina’s withdrawal, this year’s women’s singles champion will undoubtedly be a debutante.
With 35 victories against Rybakina’s 21, Jabeur was significantly more aggressive than she was against a player known for her potent shotmaking last year.
Jabeur declared, “I said I’m going for my shots because trying to be gentle with her won’t work.
“Playing her is difficult, but I wish we could swap this match for the championship game from last year,” he said.
Prior to the quarterfinal, Rybakina had only once lost her serve throughout the entire tournament, but Jabeur applied persistent pressure to the Kazakh.
Importantly, Jabeur only broke once in the second set despite having thrice in the first set before dropping it on a tiebreak.
With the second set on the line, Jabeur opened the game with a beautiful backhand return winner before forcing Rybakina to push backhands into the tramlines twice more.
That match-tying game was the second of the Tunisian’s five straight wins, which finally decided the match.
Rybakina posed a threat to Jabeur’s 3-1 lead in the final, but with aid from two close challenges, the Tunisian held off danger before securing the victory and setting up a match with Sabalenka in the last four.
“I saw she won very quickly, which I wasn’t happy with,” Sabalenka’s opponent Jabeur said. She is a phenomenal player. It will be very difficult because she hits really quickly, just like Elena.
It will be a challenging match, but I’ll play with this attitude and, perhaps, the crowd will support me.
When Sabalenka plays Jabeur on Thursday, it will be her fourth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final appearance.If the Belarussian makes it to Saturday’s final, she would overtake the top spot in the world rankings after winning the Australian Open in January.
The challenge seemed to help her find yet another gear in her already high level, even though Keys only briefly put her in danger when she trailed 4-2 in the second set after tearing through the first.
When Keys, the 25th seed, could only send a long serve on her second match point, Sabalenka broke back twice and served out the victory.
After losing in three sets to Czech Karolina Pliskova two years ago, Sabalenka will compete in her second Wimbledon semi-final and claims her game has improved since then.
In her on-court interview, she said, “I can’t wait to play my second semi-final and hopefully I can do better.”
“I’ve changed a lot since the semi-final. I put in a lot of effort and believe I have changed as a player.
Because Russians and Belarusians were prohibited from competing at the All England Club’s grass-court Grand Slam last year as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Sabalenka was unable to compete.
She came back, though, with a burning desire to capture the trophy she has coveted since she was a young girl, and she wasted no time in seizing the initiative against 28-year-old Keys, who took home the Eastbourne crown last month.
Sabalenka secured the opening set with an unreturnable, booming serve after breaking in the first game and only encountering one break point while serving for the set.
Every time she strikes the ball, you can hear the shear amount of effort she expends to generate force, and those decibels increased with the yell she let out after turning around the second set by winning 12 games in a row from being 4-2 down with Keys serving at 40-0.
Despite a net cord bouncing the wrong way on her first match point, she converted flawlessly on the second to come one step closer to winning a second major singles title.
Since I was a young child, I have dreamed of winning the Wimbledon championship because it is so unique, the Belarusian stated. Wimbledon is distinctive and more unique.
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