Ons Jabeur has become the first Tunisian to reach a WTA tennis final, beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Playing her seventh match in as many days after coming through qualifying, Jabeur twice was down a break in the third set before breaking Sevastova at love to take a 5-3 lead on Friday.

Jabeur, ranked 101st in the world, will next face either Daria Kasatkina or Johanna Konta in Saturday’s final.