Ons Jabeur qualified, this Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid after her victory against Romanian Simona Halep (21st in the WTA ranking).
The Tunisian imposed herself in two sets (6-3, 6-2). In the semi-finals, she will face the winner of the duel between the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (45th world) and the American Amanda Anisimova (33rd).
In Madrid, Ons Jabeur beat the Italian Jasmine Paolini (46th in the world) for his inaugural match before eliminating the Russian Varvara Gracheva (73rd). In the round of 16, she eliminated the Swiss Belinda Bencic in three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-2).