Samsonova

Ajla Tomljanovic backed up her win over retiring Serena Williams with another notable victory at the US Open, ending the 13-match winning streak of Liudmila ...

Jabeur is now the third African woman to make it into the US Open quarterfinals in the Open Era (since 1968) -- and the first from the northern part of the continent. Kudermetova led 5-2 and was seemingly on her way to maintaining her undefeated record against the Tunisian. A backhand winner down the line wrapped up a dominant tiebreak for the 2022 Wimbledon finalist. She is reaching more milestones in New York, which will bolster her spirits further. But Jabeur kept her composure and pulled her way into a decisive first-set tiebreak with her trademark variety. "Just feels really good to back up a win that I think got a lot of attention," Tomljanovic said in her post-match press conference. But where Tomljanovic excelled was defending her second service -- she won 59 percent of those points compared to Samsonova's 40 percent success rate. Jabeur dragged herself out of trouble on numerous occasions with pristine serving at key moments. More big serves will come in handy against Tomljanovic's resilient play. Tomljanovic is brimming with confidence at the majors after pulling that feat off twice successively. It was Jabeur's first win over Kudermetova in their four meetings. Tomljanovic also frustrated Samsonova with well-placed serves which slid quickly into Samsonova’s shallow return position.