US Open: Ons Jabeur on her way to title in New York – Caroline Garcia awaits in the semi-finals

Ons Jabeur was worried about her own title after her next achievement. “I think I will be fired from my position as Minister of Happiness,” said the 28-year-old Tunisian, who had just bought a ticket to the semi-finals of the US Open.

You can sense how much Wimbledon finalist Jaber would like to take the last step at the US Open this time around. As the first Arab and African female athlete since professional tennis was introduced in 1968, she wants to raise the Grand Slam trophy to the sky: “There are only two matches. I will give everything.”

Jaber is a famous star in her homeland

Jaber wants to win the title for herself, but also for her role as a pioneer. She would like to see “more players from Tunisia, the Middle East and Africa” ​​on the tour, as she always emphasizes. Jaber said, “At a certain point, we didn’t believe enough to be able to do it. Now I’m just trying to show it, I hope people are inspired.”

Jaber, who already received the Medal of Merit for special sporting achievements from Tunisian President Kais Saied, has been doing so for a long time. Now she wants to show a special performance again in the semi-finals in New York.

The Wimbledon experience, when she beat her good friend Tatiana Maria in the semi-finals but then lost to Kazakh Jelena Rybakina, is supposed to help her in the final stages of the tournament. She said, “Even though I lost in the final, I knew then that I had a Grand Slam title in me. I’m now in the semi-finals of the US Open.”

This should not be the end.

(SID)