Ons Jabeur has become the first African woman, and the first Arab player, to reach a Grand Slam final after defeating German Tatjana Maria in three sets at Wimbledon.
Jabeur, 27, won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in one hour and 43 minutes and will face the winner of the second semifinal between Elena Rybakina and Simona Halep.
“I don’t know what to say, it’s a dream come true … of years and years of work and sacrifice,” Jabeur said in an interview on the track.
After running away with the final set, the Tunisian player took a moment after scoring her own success to make sure the audience also celebrated the success of her great friend Maria, who had reached her first semifinal. of grand slam just a year after the birth of her second child.
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“Now he has to make me a barbecue to make up for all the balls he made me run for!” she joked, before adding, “I wanted to share the moment with her in the end … it’s an inspiration to me, to come back after two babies. I still can’t believe how she did it.”
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