Tennis-Jabeur makes Wimbledon history for Arab women by sealing last-eight spot


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 05 Jul 2021

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2021 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action during her fourth round match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) -Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a dazzling 5-7 6-1 6-1 victory over seventh seed Iga Swiatek on Monday.

Jabeur lost four games in a row from a position of strength to concede the opening set on Court Two but responded in sensational fashion to outplay last year's French Open champion.

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