ons jabeur .. Arab pride in tennis courts.. Wimbledon
Tunisian tennis star Anas Jaber continued to honor the Arabs on the green courts by appearing in style at Wimbledon, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
In the third Grand Slam tournament in 2021, Jaber defeated Poland's Iga Swatic, ranked ninth in the world, by two groups to one, (5-7) (6-1) (6-1) to be able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.
In the first round, she defeated Sweden's Rebecca Peterson, ranked 60th in the world, with two clean sets 6-2, 6-1. The 26-year-old Tunisian succeeded in winning against American giant Venus Williams, ranked 111th in the world and crowned the Wimbledon title 5 times, with a score of two sets without a response, with ( 7- 5 then (6-0).
In her best match this year, she beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza, the world number 12, the 2017 Wimbledon champion, in two sets to one (5-7) and then (6-3) and (6-2).
The world number 24 has become the first Arab tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, a repeat achievement for her, as she managed to reach the same role for the first time in her career in the Australian Open Tennis Championships last year, to become the first Arab player to reach the quarter-finals of one of the tournaments. Grand Slam Championships.
Jaber became the first Arab, whether in the men's or women's competitions, in the quarter-finals of the All England Club since 1974.
After this achievement, she said: “I was very happy to sing with the Tunisian fans, I need to sing with them. I hope they will come in larger numbers in the next match.”
Nothing is impossible with Anas
Jaber rested on Monday to face a heavy-caliber challenge on Tuesday against Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, ranked 4th in the world, who managed to defeat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in two sets, 6-3 (4-6) (6-3).
Jaber aims to take advantage of Sabalenka's weak experience, who reached the quarter-finals of a major tournament for the first time in her career.
Jaber hopes to overcome Sabalenka's obstacle, as there are only two of the first 12 players in the rankings in the quarter-finals of the tournament, which opens the door to the possibility of achieving a historic achievement to become the first Arab woman to win the Wimbledon title.
Sabalenka said about Jaber's confrontation: "She is a player who has magic touches and a strong serve, and is fast in movement, but I also have a strong serve, I have strength and I have my own touches. I expect a great match between us."
It is noteworthy that Jaber has faced Sabalankia twice previously, and each of them won once.
