Ons Jabeur stuttered in the second set but rallied to clinch a tiebreak and the match against Ajla Tomljanović 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the US Open quarter-finals.
I don’t know if I want to do that. Someone should come up to me and just say that I should give myself credit now, because it’s due.” I don’t even know what there is to play,” she said. She will rise to a new career high ranking of 34 and has shown that she can go further. Knowing that I could make finals in grand slams really helped my game, just trying to build that experience to go into second weeks in grand slams.” I wanted to keep calm but the racket kept slipping from my hand.”
Ons Jabeur ousted Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets, becoming the first African woman to reach the US Open semi-finals in the open era.
Despite this, she came roaring back in the second set as Jabeur began to get jittery, and after grabbing a crucial break in the eighth game, Tomlajanovic was serving for the set. “I came repeating to myself: ‘I can, I can’ and that's what I was trying to do. Jabeur was the first to break as she moved 3-1 clear of Tomljanovic. The world No. “I was telling myself to keep believing and forget a little bit about the breaks that I had at the second set,” she explained. It really means a lot to me."
Ons Jabeur, of Tunisia, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept.
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It was Jabeur's 43rd match win of the season, which is second on the WTA Tour this year after Iga Swiatek's 54 wins. The 28-year-old Jabeur, who rallied from 5 ...
She was making her third quarterfinal appearance in the last six majors. [Coco Gauff](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626) and [Caroline Garcia](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1804) of France in the night session. "It really means a lot to me.''
Four days after Ajla Tomljanovic ended Serena Williams' career (maybe?), she had her U.S. Open run ended by her own friend.
Yeah, the chances are still there, so we are happy about that and we just have to play one match at a time, I think.” “Not really; I have seen the writings about it, and we are just trying to take one match at a time. But I like to currently the players on that team, so definitely I am a fan. If I’m in a position to do it, let’s see if I can accomplish it.” I haven’t been to a Brooklyn Nets game in Brooklyn: I was at one game when they played the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. And the 23-year-old Norwegian could be just a victory away from taking over as the ATP’s new No 1. “I was pretty pleased to get through that match against Samsonova, because that one I felt like I was a little low on energy. “I was pretty pumped to play, and this is what you’ve got to do to win Slams. The Nets obviously had late Croatian icon Drazen Petrovic, and Tomljanovic said she’s a big fan of the current roster. “I have to say things out loud and kind of manifest them in my way. “I haven’t been to [Barclays Center]. [Tuesday] I don’t think the energy was the problem: It was more some of the stuff I did on court, the choices I made, the execution.
Ons Jabeur's trailblazing 2022 season continues as the Tunisian beat good friend Ajla Tomljanovic to become the first woman from the African continent to ...
[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) “I think I am going to be fired from my job as Minister of Happiness,” she joked. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) “Ajla plays very well, I knew physically it was going to be a tough match. [Davis Cup](https://www.tennis365.com/category/davis-cup/) But Tomljanovic fought back strongly as she won three games in a row and came out to serve for the set at 5-3. [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/)
Ons Jabeur makes more history by reaching the US Open semi-finals with victory over Serena Williams conqueror Ajla Tomljanovic on Arthur Ashe Stadium; ...
I wanted to keep calm but the racket kept slipping away from my hand." It really means a lot to me. It really means a lot to me"
Ons Jabeur is through to the US Open semi-final after beating Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets 6-4 7-6(4) in New York.The Tunisian player is back to a ...
It was a well-contested one but Jabeur prevailed 7-4. She lost the serve when she was supposed to serve for the set and we ended up in a tiebreak. She's playing really well and quite confident in her abilities which was particularly noticeable in the second set tiebreak.
The Tunisian is through to the last four of a grand slam for the second time following a 6-4 7-6 (4) success against Tomljanovic.
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The Tunisian is bidding to follow up her run to the Wimbledon final by winning a maiden grand slam title.
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Jabeur held on for a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Ajla Tomljanovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Tomljanovic eliminated Serena Williams in the third round. Now, she's ...
The 28-year-old Jabeur apologized for throwing her racket at times during the match, saying, “I wanted to keep calm but the racket kept slipping from my hands.” The Tunisian was a Wimbledon finalist this season. Jabeur says it “means a lot to me” if she can inspire other young players from Africa. Jabeur will play either 18-year-old American Coco Gauff or Caroline Garcia.
The Tunisian isn't exactly the "take it one match at a time and see what happens" type of player—or at least, not when it comes to the Grand Slams.
I have to say things out loud and kind of ‘manifest’ them in my way. 2 ranking in the process. The Tunisian has been rapidly scaling up the heights of the WTA Tour, and has firmly established herself as a threat for the title in any tournament she plays—making history for the Arab world and African continent with seemingly every round. There’s no in between. WATCH: Prakash catches up with Ajla Tomljanović over drinks on an NYC rooftop. News
Garcia ended American hopes as she ousted Coco Gauff while Jabeur was too good for Ajla Tomljanovic.
Garcia consolidated the break and held it long enough to secure the match for herself in the 10th game, when she served for it. Gauff had no way to turn in the first set as Garcia secured a double break lead for a 4-0 lead. In the eighth game, a break on Jabeur’s serve gave Tomljanovic the chance to serve for the set and level the proceedings but she was broken to love.