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Ons Jabeur knows her sport.
The Tunisian tennis champ isn’t only an accomplished superstar in her sport; she also knows a fair bit about football as well.
The Wimbledon finalist showed off her football knowledge when she recently participated in a fun quiz.
Jabeur was first asked to name five countries to win the World Cup, four players who have won more than one Champions League, and three stadiums in England.
She was then tasked with naming two clubs in Saudi Arabia before the final question of naming one African football player. The world's number five-ranked woman’s player had no problem with the questions and only struggled with the stadiums.
Jabeur answered Anfield, Emirates and ‘the Man City Stadium.’
Jabeur chases US Open title
The Tunisian tennis star is currently competing in the US Open and has qualified for the tournament's third round.
As noted by EuroSport, Jabeur hasn’t had it easy, as she has been battling an illness throughout the tournament.
“I’ve been sick since I think Thursday. I'm taking a lot of medicine. I'm doing everything I can with my team trying to recover,” she said, adding that she hopes to be in better shape and feel better for her next match.
The Tunisian will face Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova in the third round. Bouzkova is the number 31 seed.
Jabeur becomes first African Grand Slam finalist
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur defeated Tatjana Maria of Germany, becoming the first African to reach a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon, Sports Brief reported.
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FootballHaving already become the first female African tennis player to make it to a Grand Slam semi-final, she bested Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1 on the centre court on Thursday, July 7.
Jabeur will meet the winner of the semi-final tie between Simona Halep of Romania and Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina on Saturday, July 9.