Anas Jaber as the first African in the US Open final

Ons Jabeur was the first tennis player to reach this year’s US Open final in New York. The 28-year-old Tunisian shockedly beat France’s Caroline Garcia on Friday night 6:1 and 6:3 and, like two previous months at Wimbledon, played in the final to claim her first Grand Slam title. The one-sided match lasted only 1:06 hours. She lost the Wimbledon final to Jelena Rybakina.

Jaber said: “It feels unbelievably good. There was a lot of pressure on me, I’m very comfortable. The off-court season started badly for me, but now I’m happy that I reached the final.”

Jaber is the first African player to reach the US Open final in the professional era. A disappointing Garcia ended her title dream and a 13-game winning streak in the biggest match of her career to date. Before the first dispatch, he observed a minute’s silence at Arthur Ashe Stadium in honor of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II.

This was followed by the second women’s semi-final between world number one Iga Swiatek of Poland and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The final will take place on Saturday. A day later, the men’s final marks the end of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Lillian Shelton

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