Tennis-Tunisia's Jabeur downs Maria to become first Arab in major final
By Pritha Sarkar
Romania Sport News
Tunisia's Jabeur downs Maria to become first Arab in major final
LONDON : Tunisia's Ons Jabeur lifted the spirits of an entire continent as she became the first Arab and first African woman to reach the Wimbledon final with a rousing 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory over her barbecue buddy Tatjana Maria on Thursday.
Russian-born Rybakina eyes Wimbledon final despite compatriots' ban
LONDON: Moscow-born Elena Rybakina will attempt to reach a first Wimbledon final on Thursday (Jul 7), counting her blessings that she escaped the tournament ban handed out to her Russian compatriots.
Exclusive: Simona Halep says ‘I am very close to my best tennis ever’ ahead of Wimbledon 2022 semi-final
Simona Halep believes she is close to her best-ever level heading into her Wimbledon semi-final on Thursday. The Romanian is into the last four for a third time, with the No. 16 seed also on a 12-match winning run at Wimbledon having won the 2019 edition before missing last year through injury.
Wimbledon order of play, day 11 – When are Simona Halep and Ons Jabeur playing their semi-finals?
It's women's semi-finals day at Wimbledon on Thursday as three of the semi-finalists bid to reach their first-ever Grand Slam final. The only one with experience of a final is Simona Halep who has played five of them at Grand Slam level, winning two — including Wimbledon in 2019. Ad/> For the other three players — Ons Jabeur, Tatjana Maria and Elena Rybakina — this is unchartered territory as they get to grips with quiet locker rooms, raucous atmospheres and plenty of butterflies.
Russian-born Rybakina calls for peace and an end to war in Ukraine
LONDON : Russian-born Elena Rybakina said she wanted the war in Ukraine to end "as soon as possible" after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday.
Halep demolishes Anisimova to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
LONDON: There has been no stopping Simona Halep at this year's Wimbledon as the Romanian produced another eye-catching performance to surge into the semi-finals with a 6-2 6-4 win over American Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday (Jul 6).
Wimbledon 2022: "I just want the war to end as soon as possible"
Three years ago Elena Rybakina was representing Russia, the country of her birth, and if she’d stayed she would have been banned from competing at Wimbledon because of the war in Ukraine.