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A year later, Ons Jabeur had his revenge. Beaten in the final of the 2022 edition by Elena Rybakina, the Tunisian this time got the better of the No. 3 seed on Wednesday, following a disputed and suspenseful quarter-final. Winner in the best of three rounds over Rybakina (6-7, 6-4, 6-1), following 1h53 of combat on the Center Court, Jabeur validated her qualification for the semi-final where she will find Aryna Sabalenka.
Two years ago, the Belarusian had the last word on the two-time Grand Slam finalist in the quarter-finals. This shock scheduled for Thursday is already promising. There too, there will be revenge in the air, as well as a confrontation between two worlds on the technical level. Mastery versus power.
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Too many break points missed by Rybakina
Like last year, the opposition of styles between Jabeur and Rybakina made it possible to see a beautiful tennis match, very fluid. More enterprising, more creative and clever, Jabeur made a logical winner of this duel. However, she had to race behind following losing the first act in the decisive game. A first act that she should not have lost, because there too she was more enterprising (12 winning moves to 6).
But a small air pocket, which occurred in the heart of the decisive game, decided the fate of this start of the meeting. Just before, the two champions had broken twice each. A break resulted in a debreak in stride each time (at 2-2 and 2-3, then 5-5 and 6-5). At 6-5, Jabeur even had a set point on his engagement. A missed opportunity. But losing the first set did not change his roadmap. She varied the game and refused the flat exchanges with the player from Kazakhstan.
For a long time, the two rivals failed to make a difference. The change came at 4-4 in the second set, when Rybakina started to give more, while missing first serves. Once the break obtained, Jabeur confirmed on his service and pocketed the second set. The break obtained from the start of the decisive round then propelled her to victory. Rybakina, not very mobile during this quarter-final, missed her five break opportunities in the 2nd and 3rd sets. The missed opportunities at 3-1 in the 3rd act finally got the better of her.
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