At 27, Ons Jabeur qualified for the first final of a Grand Slam tournament of her career, this Thursday at Wimbledon.

The Tunisian, who defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria in three sets (6-2, 3-6, 6-1), writes a little more history, becoming the first player from the African continent to reach the final of a Major in the Open era.

The first player from the Arab world to play in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open in 2020, she has climbed two more steps this year at Wimbledon.

📊 The 2022 season of @Ons_Jabeur:


✅✅❌✅✅❌✅✅❌❌✅✅❌✅✅✅✅❌✅✅❌✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ ✅✅✅❔


➡️ 36 ✅, 9 ❌


↪️ Including 22 ✅ in his last 24 games


🏆 2 titles, 🥈 2 defeats in the final


🇬🇧 Qualified for his 1st final in GC


📈 N°10 ➡️ N°2 pic.twitter.com /FIvoTuoe5N

— Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) July 7, 2022


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“I am a proud Tunisian woman today.

I know that in Tunisia it must be madness right now.

I just try to be as much a source of inspiration as possible, I want to see more Arab and African players on the circuit”, affirmed the 2nd player in the world before leaving the Center Court.

Halep or Rybakina in the final

“It's a dream come true after years of hard work and sacrifice.

I am happy that all of this is finally paying off and that I can play one more match, ”said Jabeur, who will challenge the Romanian Simona Halep (18th), 2019 winner, or the Kazakh Elena Rybakina (23rd) in the final.

This Thursday, Iga Swiatek's runner-up in the WTA rankings dominated the surprising Tatjana Maria.

The 34-year-old German, mother of two little girls, the last of whom was born less than a year ago, had never passed the third round of a Major.

“She owes me a barbecue for all the races she forced me to do on the court,” Jabeur said of Maria, her friend and “barbecue partner”, as she presented her on Tuesday.

The two players also shared a long hug at the net at the end of the meeting.

"I wanted to share this moment with her because she is truly an inspiration to so many people, including me," explained the Tunisian, still undefeated this year on grass after her title in Berlin two weeks ago. .

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