2022 Wimbledon: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur Becomes First African Woman to Reach Grand Slam Final

• Ons Jabeur beat Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1 to reach the finals of the ongoing 2022 Wimbledon championship
• The Tunisian is the first African woman to reach the final of a Grand Slam and the doubles as the first Arab woman to attain this feat in the Open era
• Jabeur will meet either Simona Halep of Romania or Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in the finals of the 2022 Wimbledon on Saturday, July 9

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur defeated Tatjana Maria of Germany, becoming the first African to reach a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon.

Having 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.

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"I really don't know what to say, it’s a dream come true,” Jabeur said following the victory. “I'm a proud Tunisian woman standing here today. I know in Tunisia they’re going crazy right now.” Jabeur said as quoted by Middle East Eye.

She added that she wanted to continue to inspire not just Tunisians, Arabs and Africans, but all young players.

Who is Ons Jabeur?

Jabeur is a Tunisian professional tennis player.

She is currently ranked world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 27 June 2022.

Ons is the current No. 1 Tunisian player, and the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in ATP and WTA rankings history

Two years ago, Jabeur's run to the quarter-final of the Australian Open was the furthest a North African and Arab woman had ever reached in a Grand Slam.

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She became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour title when she clinched the 2021 Birmingham Classic in June last year.

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