What a historical feat! Ons Jabeur has just won his first WTA 1000 title, that of Madrid, whose final was disputed this Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Our champion was able to win her match by winning against the American Jessica Pegula (14th in the world) in three sets 7-5, 0-6, 6-2.
Ons Jabeur rose to the final after having beaten the Italian Jasmine Paolini, 46th in two sets (7-6, 6-1) in the 1st round, then the Russian Varvara Gracheva (73rd) in three sets (7-5, 0-6, 6-4) in the 2nd round.
In the round of 16, she eliminated the Swiss Belinda Bencic in three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-2). And yesterday, she beat the Romanian Simona Halep in two sets (6-3, 6-2) on behalf of the quarterfinals.
After an exceptional 2021 season in which she managed to reach 7th place in the world, Ons Jabeur has the ambition to maintain herself in the world top 10.
Supported by her sponsors including Tunisie Telecom, she intends to go beyond and reach her dream of becoming a world n ° 1 and especially to win a Grand Chelem title.