Alert – Wimbledon: Jabeur reaches final
Ons Jabeur won against Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. She’ll face Marketa Vondrousova for the title
Ons Jabeur in her 2023 Wimbledon semi-final (Action Plus/Panoramic)
Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 6 seed, moved into the final of Wimbledon by defeating Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Thursday.
Jabeur, ranked No 6, will face Marketa Vondrousova next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Tunisian won against Pole Magdalena Frech (6-3, 6-3), Chinese qualifier Zhuoxuan Bai (6-1, 6-1), Canadian Bianca Andreescu (3-6, 6-3, 6-4), No 9 seed Petra Kvitova (6-0, 6-3) and Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 3 seed (6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1).
Sabalenka, ranked No 2, beat Hungarian Panna Udvardy (6-3, 6-1), Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva (2-6, 7-5, 6-2), Russian Anna Blinkova (6-2, 6-3), Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 21 seed (6-4, 6-0) and American Madison Keys, the No 25 seed (6-2, 6-4) in the previous rounds of The Championships.
London (Grand Slam), other semi-final result (All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, grass, GBP 16.077.000):
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-3, 6-3
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