Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur Becomes First African Female To Reach Wimbledon Final

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has become the first African female to reach the Wimbledon final and a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

Gatekeepers News reports that Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur beat Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to cruise through the final and third set, proving why she’s currently ranked number two.

Before the Thursday historic milestone, American great Billie Jean King said Jabeur was “using tennis as a platform to help Tunisia, help Africa and help Arabs” and Jabeur did just that as she finally ended the remarkable run of mum-of-two Maria.

The 27-year-old finally lived up to her world number two billing to set up a final showdown with either Romania’s 16th-seeded 2019 champion Simona Halep or Russian-born Kazakh 17th seed Elena Rybakina.

Jabeur said, “I’m a proud Tunisian woman standing here.

“It’s a dream come true from years of work and sacrifice. I’m happy that’s paid off and I’ll continue for one more match.

“Physically, Tatjana is a beast, she doesn’t give up, I thought she would give up – her touch, her serve and everything on the court is impressive. I hope she continues this way. Let’s not play again, I’m good for now.

“I know in Tunisia they are going crazy right now. I want to see more Arab and African players on the tour. I love the game and I want to share the experience with them.”