However, Rybakina forced a decider after a close second set where she had built a 4-3 lead and just as she looked to run away with the win after racing to a 3-1 lead in the final set, Andreeva roared back to win five successive games.
A first break was swiftly followed by a second as Draper edged out his Czech opponent in two hours and 23 minutes to set up a final clash against fifth seed Andrey Rublev on Saturday.
The British No 1, Jack Draper, produced another gutsy display to defeat Jiri Lehecka in three sets at the Qatar Open and reach the fifth ATP Tour final of his career.
This was Draper’s first tournament since he retired from the Australian Open with a hip issue, but he repeatedly outlasted Lehecka in several rallies to take control of the third set.
The former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger was among those in attendance, but it failed to bring any initial luck for London-born Draper as Lehecka struck with his only break point of the first set to move in front.
