Fifteen years ago, Ons Jabeur's young tennis sparring partner could see the Tunisian was destined for glory -- even if he suffered a broken arm in the ...
"She was a spark of enthusiasm, always moving and wanting to show that she was the best," he said. "She always put me in a difficult position because I had to balance between taking the training up a level, or waiting for her peers to catch up with her level and her pace." "She was always fun and quickly got to know strangers," he said. "She hates playing at one pace," said Mlika. "She's always trying to create a spectacle by switching up the game with shots that surprise her opponents, especially with drop shots. She moved to the capital, Tunis, at the age of 12 to train at a highly rated state-backed sports club. "She had great ball control, to the point where other coaches tried to attract her to handball," said the 55-year-old.
Ons Jabeur made history on the grass courts of Wimbledon Tuesday as she became the first Arab or North African woman to reach the semifinals of a grand ...
"She had a really tough draw, winning against (Jelena) Ostapenko, winning against (Maria) Sakkari. Really, she played really good. I know she struggled a lot. "Obviously, it's tough to play her and I was joking with (Maria's first daughter) Charlotte, I was telling her: 'Are you going to support me or your mom?' I'm trying to turn all the kids to my side ... I'm really happy for her that she's getting what she deserves. I struggled a few times in the quarterfinal," Jabeur told He was like: 'Thank you for finally making the semifinal. Please break this.' I was like: 'I'll try, my friend' ... We were just texting, and he was really happy.
LONDON: Tunisia's world No.2 tennis player Ons Jabeur rallied from a set down to defeat Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at Wimbledon to ...
Though Jabeur and her semifinal opponent Maria have played three previous times, all were a lifetime ago in the context of their current careers. "I know it wasn't easy playing Marie (Bouzkova). She gets all the balls and doesn't make, to win a point, easy for me. I was more aggressive in the second set, and especially tactically I was playing some angles that she didn't like much." I struggled few times in the quarterfinal, " Jabeur was quoted as saying by wtatennis.com. He was, like, 'Thank you for finally making the semifinal. "He told me, 'Arabs always lose in the quarterfinals and we are sick of it.
Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia dropped the first set before storming back Tuesday to defeat Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the Wimbledon ...
World number two Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam on Tuesday, setting up a Wimbledon meeting with her ...
“I know that she has suffered a lot and it is not easy to return to tennis after having two babies. I am really happy she is in a semi-final — look at her now, she is in a semi-final after having two babies. “They are very nice, and I am very happy that she has what she deserves. “We keep going even if I play semi-finals.” “Hopefully the journey for me will continue.” “I was joking with Charlotte [Maria’s older daughter] and I was trying to convince her to support me in the semis, I want them to come to my side,” she said laughing.
Jabeur had started by playing on courts belonging to local hotels but she soon joined the Tennis Club Hammam Sousse, which now bears a huge portrait of its ...
"She was a spark of enthusiasm, always moving and wanting to show that she was the best," he said. "She was always fun and quickly got to know strangers," he said. She has been married to her physical trainer, and former fencer, Karim Kamoun, since 2015. "Ons thought seriously about switching sports — but decided to stick to tennis." "She always put me in a difficult position because I had to balance between taking the training up a level, or waiting for her peers to catch up with her level and her pace." Jabeur had started by playing on courts belonging to local hotels but she soon joined the Tennis Club Hammam Sousse, which now bears a huge portrait of its most famous graduate.
HAMMAM SOUSSE, Tunisia: Ons Jabeur will make history on Thursday when she walks on to the Centre Court at Wimbledon as the first Arab woman to compete in a ...
“She was a spark of enthusiasm, always moving and wanting to show that she was the best,” he said. “She was always fun and quickly got to know strangers,” he said. “She’s really the queen of the drop shot.” “She had great ball control, to the point where other coaches tried to attract her to handball,” said the 55-year-old. Jabeur, known to many Tunisians as “the minister for happiness,” was born in the southern coastal town of Ksar Hellal, one of four siblings. “One time during a training match she hit a drop shot that I tried so hard to return that I broke my arm,” he said.
Read on for David Gertler's betting analysis of the Wimbledon semifinal match between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria.
Maria has come to the net over 25 times in four of her five matches in London. She also directs her slices well around the court and at different depths, as well. Maria has had a brutal road to the semifinals. Overall, Jabeur is 10-0 on grass for the season, winning a warmup tournament in Berlin before coming to London. She won 67% of her own first serves. Overall, Jabeur hit 30 winners compared to 27 unforced errors, controlling the baseline well in the second and third sets.