Last Updated: September 07, 2022, 10:04 IST
US Open 2022: Ons Jabeur Becomes First African-Arab Woman to Reach Semis (Twitter Image@usopen)
Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur reaches U.S. Open semifinal by beating Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 7-6(4) on Tuesday, turning into the primary Arab lady to make the ultimate 4 on the New York onerous courtroom main
Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur overcame her personal frustrations to attain the U.S. Open semi-final by beating Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4 7-6(4) on Tuesday, turning into the primary Arab lady to make the ultimate 4 on the New York onerous courtroom main.
Tomljanovic survived tennis’ greatest highlight when she beat Serena Williams in a packed, third-round prime time affair on Friday however couldn’t sustain within the quarter-final after Jabeur despatched over three aces and 15 winners within the first set.
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The Wimbledon finalist has a well-earned popularity as Tunisia’s “Minister of Happiness” however discovered her personal good cheer examined because the unforced errors piled up within the second set and she or he threw her racket a number of instances.
Although she broke Tomljanovic within the opening sport of the second set, her grip on the match started to waver as her serve deteriorated and the Australian transformed three of 4 break level alternatives.
“I think I’m going to be fired here from my job, Minister of Happiness,” Jabeur joked in an on-court interview.
“Tennis is a tough sport and I apologise for my behaviour… but the racket kept slipping away from my hand.”
Tomljanovic handed Jabeur a break with a double fault within the ninth sport and whacked the ball into the web on the ultimate level of the tiebreak because the stone-faced Tunisian pumped her fist in a subdued celebration.
“It was kind of tough to kind of manage the frustration,” Jabeur mentioned. “She keeps fighting and she makes it tough for me.”
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