London, July 12 (BNA): Tunisia’s Anas Jabeur avenged her defeat in last year’s Wimbledon final when she came back from a set down to beat third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, 6-7(5), 6-4 6.1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. Final.
A year ago, Jaber was looking to become the first Arab and African champion before fading away and losing in three sets, but the dream is still going on in 2023 after the sixth seed came back strong after appearing distraught after going through a first-set tie-break against her. .
Jabeur stepped up her game after that, staying positive and going for the big shots as Moscow-born Rybakina’s serve faltered and the blazing Tunisian won eight of her nine matches, reports Reuters.
She will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals after the Belarusian beat American Madison Keys in straight sets earlier.
“I hope we exchange this match from last year’s final,” Jaber said. “I’m very happy with the performance. There was a lot of emotion, especially playing a player who serves really well. It’s frustrating to come back but I’m glad I did everything, scream, get angry and then calm down and focus.
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