Ons Jabeur, seeded number 3 and world number 2, has an appointment, this Thursday, July 7, 2022, with a semi-final of a Grand Chelem tournament.
A first for the Tunisian who faces the German tomorrow, Tatjana Maria (103rd in the world) in the semi-finals of Wimbledon. An opponent she has already faced three times in the past.
Their first opposition dates back to August 21, 2014 to the 2nd qualification round of the US Open with a victory of Ons Jabeur. In April 2017, the German, now 34 years old, had taken revenge by winning in the 1st round of the Linz tournament. In September 2018, Ons Jabeur eliminated Tatjana Maria during the Beijing tournament qualifications.
What you need to know is that the Tunisian and the German are friends. “I appreciate Tatjana so much. His family is really incredible. She is my barbecue partner, it will be very difficult to play against her, “said Ons Jabeur, yesterday after his quarter victory.
Their duel will take place on the central court from 1:30 p.m. The second semi-final will then follow between the Kazakhe Elena Rybakina (23rd in the world) and the Romanian Simona Halep (16th world).
After easily winning his first match against Swedish Mirjam Björklund (125th) 6-1, 6-3, Ons Jabeur then eliminated Polish Katarzyna Kawa (132nd) 6-4.6-0.
Ons Jabeur did not tremble in his third match against French Diane Parry (77th in the world), which she knocked out in two sets (6-2, 6-3).
Her eighth finals against the Belgian Elise Mertens (31st in the world) was more disputed, but the Tunisian won again in two sets (7-6 (11-9), 6-4) after a breathtaking match.
Faced with the Czech Marie Bouzkova (66th in the WTA ranking), Ons Jabeur qualified in the semi-finals following his victory in three sets (3-6, 6-1, 6-1).
