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Simon Cambers at Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur fights back against Marie Bouzkova to reach historic semi-final

Ons Jabeur smiles in front of the scoreboard after completing a storming comeback win over Marie Bouzkova in their Wimbledon quarter-final.
Ons Jabeur smiles in front of the scoreboard after completing a storming comeback win over Marie Bouzkova in their Wimbledon quarter-final. Photograph: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Ons Jabeur broke yet more ground for Arab and North African tennis when she beat Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

The No 3 seed, who lost at the same stage 12 months ago, recovered brilliantly from the loss of the first set to reach her first grand slam semi-final. At the age of 27, she is peaking at the right time. “I’m really, really happy, especially that it happened on this court because I have so much love for this court,” Jabeur said. “Hopefully the journey for me will continue”.

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