Tennis
Zhaber beat Rybakina and will play in the semifinals of Wimbledon with Sobolenko
Elena Rybakina / Photo: © Charlotte Wilson / Offside / Contributor / Offside / Gettyimages.ru
The sixth racket of the world, Ons Jaber from Tunisia, made it to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon tournament.
Zhaber, seeded under the sixth number, in the ¼ final match defeated the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (3) with a score of 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:1. Rybakina lost her chances to defend the title won a year ago.
In the semi-finals, Jaber’s opponent will be Belarusian Arina Sabolenko (2), who defeated American Madison Keys (25) – 6:2, 6:4. The second semifinal pair will be Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Czech Marketa Vondrousova.
Grand Slam Tournament. Wimbledon. London. Grass. Prize fund – more than 44 million pounds sterling
Quarterfinal. Women
Ons Jaber (Tunisia, 6) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 3) – 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 6:1
Arina Sobolenko (Belarus, 2) – Madison Keys (USA, 25) – 6:2, 6:4
Source: Sportbox
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