NEW DELHI: In a heartbreaking turn of events, Ons Jabeur, the seventh seed, saw her aspirations of becoming the first African woman to win a singles Grand Slam slip away on Wednesday as she suffered a 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 defeat at the hands of Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarter-finals of the French Open in Paris.
The Brazilian athlete's achievement is noteworthy as she becomes the first Brazilian woman since Maria Bueno in 1968 to reach a Slam semi-final. Moreover, she etched her name in history as the first female player from her country to secure a spot in the semi-finals at Roland Garros during the Open Era.
