And two for Ons Jabeur who won his second title of the season yesterday, winning, the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin.
And two for Ons Jabeur. The native of Ksar Helal won her second title of the season yesterday in Berlin, after the WTA 1000 in Madrid, and the second in her grass career, after the Birmingham WTA 250 last year.
In the final, Ons Jabeur, 4th in the WTA ranking and seeded number 1, benefited from the abandonment of Belinda Bencic (world 17th), while she was still leading 6-3, 2-1.
During this final, Ons Jabeur controlled his subject to the end … that is to say until the Swiss is not forced to abandon, due to an injury to the left ankle caused by a slide at the end of the first set.
Exemplary
Ons Jabeur had raised himself to the final by eliminating the Czech Karolina Muchova (81st in the world), 6-3, 6-3 then the American Alicia Parcks (169th) 7-6, 6-2.
She beat the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (38th) 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals and finally, the American Cori Gauff (13th in the world) in two sets (7-6, 6-2).
A convincing week in which she made her disillusionment forget to Roland-Garros, where she had bowed in the first round against Magda Linette.
Ons Jabeur is therefore raising a week from Wimbledon and will be one of the individuals to be monitored on the side of the All England Club. By the way, she pocketed 93,823 euros for her victory in Berlin
World number 3
On the sidelines of its title won in Berlin, Ons Jabeur, officially integrates today, the top 3 of the best players in the world. So far 4th in the WTA ranking, it is now 3rd in the world with 4,340 points in the WTA ranking updated this Monday, June 20, 2022.
It is no longer preceded only by the Polish IGA Swiatek, indisputable world number 1 (8631 points) and the Estonian Anett Kontaveit (2nd with 4510 points).
This is her best ranking when in December 2020, she was still in 31st position. Classified beyond 200th place (251st) in 2012, the Tunisian joined the Top 100 in 2017, the Top 50 in 2020 and the Top 10 in 2021…
“I want to be n ° 1 in the world and win great chelems”
Ons Jabeur has always had a single dream in mind, that of going to the upper level. “I know I have my place in the top 10, that’s what I try to achieve. (…) I would like to enter the top 10 or 15 before aiming beyond. I want to be n ° 1 in the world and winning great across ”.
This declaration dates from December 25, 2020, the day she signed a sponsorship contract with Tunisie Telecom, which supports Tenniswoman in her journey on the WTA circuit.
Since that day, she has continued to progress to the point of becoming one of the most viewed tenniswomen. His partner was not mistaken: “Nothing stops our national champion ons Jabeur who has just won the WTA 500 Berlin tournament! “Commented TT following this new success.
