Ons Jabeur is one of the great surprises of this edition of Wimbledon. The 26-year-old Tunisian and 24th in the world, who eliminated Garbiñe Muguruza in the third round, He also dropped another Grand Slam champion and seventh seed, Iga Swiatek (5-7, 6-1 and 6-1 in 1:41) in the second round. She is the first Arab to reach the quarterfinals in the British tournament and will face Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday.
Jabeur baffled the 2020 Roland Garros winner with her awkward play. “Moving on grass can be tricky and I try to make tactical shots and long cut backs so that the opponent does not know very well where to go. If you combine that with aggressive tennis, you have a great combination ”, explained Ons, who came back with fury and landed 30 winners against Swiatek, who this year has not found a way to confirm himself as an alternative to dominate the circuit.
Sabalenka, meanwhile, sweated to beat Elena Rybakina in three sets: 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3 in 1:48. But it was worth it, because the 23-year-old Belarusian and world number 4 is for the first time in the top eight of a major. She had already beaten the 22-year-old and 18th favorite Kazakh, who sulked in the third set over a decision by the chair umpire and couldn't find a way to find break options to break her rival's serve in the third set. . She lost hers five times, when until this Monday she was the leader in games won on duty with 96%.
Pliskova, against a surprising Golubic
Karolina Pliskova has recovered her best version at Wimbledon to enter the quarterfinals after beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-3 in 1:15, a guest who came on a 10-win streak. The Czech, eighth seeded, adds 210 direct aces with which she achieved this Monday, and will see them in the quarterfinals, a round that she reaches for the third time in a row in the English championship, with Viktorija Golubic. The Swiss is one of the revelations of the female team. She had never played the eighth of a Grand Slam and is already in the top eight after beating the American Madison Keys against the odds by 7-6 (3) and 6-3 in 1:39. The key to his victory was in the meager nine unforced errors he made.
Raducanu retires to Tomljanovic
Emma Raducanu, 18-year-old British with Romanian and Chinese ancestry, retired due to respiratory problems in the second set of her match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (28) when she lost it 6-4, 3-0. The girl who had excited the local fans with her qualification for the round of 16, despite occupying the 338th position in the WTA ranking, was nervous about playing in front of her countrymen on court 1 and in prime time, which it could generate an anxiety attack. His rival, Matteo Berrettini's partner, much more curdled as a tennis player, served well and did not make too many mistakes (17), and he beat Raducanu on pretty much every stat. Emma, invited to the Grass Grand Slam, was not used to playing in big tournaments with scenarios that for her are still immense, but she has the qualities of a good player. Tomljanovic, who reaches the quarterfinals of a major for the first time, he will not have it easy this Tuesday against Ashleigh Barty, the number one in the world, who beat the reigning Roland Garros champion, the Czech Barbora Krejcikova (7-5 and 6-3 in 1:35). Barty reaches his peak in the tournament.
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