After her Wimbledon quarter-final on Wednesday, Ons Jabeur said she wished she could swap that revenge win over Elena Rybakina for victory in last year's final.
Maybe she can have both. That's because, 24 hours after eliminating the defending champion in a rematch of last year's titanic title battle, Jabeur is through to her second successive Wimbledon final after a thrilling 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the fearsome second seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Having neutralised the menacing weapons of Rybakina, Jabeur was again confronted with another of the tour's most powerful players.
Yet once again, the Tunisian stared down the danger, using her guile and artistry, and – perhaps most importantly – her newfound mental fortitude to battle back and secure a remarkable win. “I’m working a lot with my mental coach on this and it's helped me a lot," Jabeur, 28, said. "I'm very proud of myself because maybe old me would have lost the match and be back home already.