The 28-year-old Ons Jabeur’s domination at Wimbledon continues! She played and ably performed her skilful play and proceeded with her winning place by achieving yet another outstanding footmark. This time around, she dusted Elena Rybakina to form a distinct experience on the tennis court.
Twelve months after failing the Wimbledon final to Elena Rybakina from a set-up, she capably earned her retribution in the sequel. From a set down and 4-4 in the second set of Wednesday’s quarterfinal, sixth-seeded Jabeur won eight of the next nine games to beat third-seed and defending champion Rybakina 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1, to reach her third career Grand Slam semifinal.
After her win in the previous round, Jabeur said jokingly-seriously that she was looking forward to taking revenge on Rybakina. She tried hard to do so. And she did, winning in three riveting sets.
This recent conclusive match between Ons Jabeur and Rybakina was the first rematch between the previous year’s finalists at the next Wimbledon since Serena and Venus Williams played in back-to-back finals from the year 2008-09.