- Tunisian comes from behind to beat Czech 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Jabeur first Arab player to reach grand slam semi in Open era
Ons Jabeur broke yet more ground for Arab and North African tennis when she beat Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
The No 3 seed, who lost at the same stage 12 months ago, recovered brilliantly from the loss of the first set to reach her first grand slam semi-final. At the age of 27, she is peaking at the right time. “I’m really, really happy, especially that it happened on this court because I have so much love for this court,” Jabeur said. “Hopefully the journey for me will continue”.