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Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis

Ons Jabeur's long-stated goal is that her historic exploits on court lead to more Arab women taking up tennis -- becoming the first Arab player to win a Grand Slam in next month's French Open final would do wonders to achieve that. The 27-year-old Tunisian became a front-rank contender for tennis's greatest prize on clay with her gutsy three-set victory over American Jessica Pegula in Madrid on Saturday. In doing so the engaging and highly expressive Jabeur wrote another piece of tennis history.

Ons Jabeur becomes first African women to win a WTA 1000 tournament

Tunisia has a WTA 1000 winner after Ons Jabeur overcame Jessica Pegula 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 to win the Madrid Open on Saturday 7 May 2022.

Novak Djokovic set for tricky dance card at Rome Masters

World No 1 Novak Djokovic could be set for a tricky string of matches at the Rome Masters.

Jessica Pegula eyes top 10 breakthrough ahead of Madrid Open final

Jessica Pegula will feature in the biggest final of her tennis career on Saturday when she challenges Ons Jabeur for the Madrid Open title.

Madrid Open: Jessica Pegula continues stunning rise with shot at world top 10

Jessica Pegula will feature in the biggest final of her tennis career on Saturday when she challenges Ons Jabeur for the Madrid Open title.

AB De Villiers Hopes Grass Is Greener For Golf Teammate Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty's retirement in March when she was women's tennis number one and just 25 years old is a "weird one to explain", South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event. Barty's relatively short career contrasts with that of the 38-year-old de Villiers, who, after well over a decade at the top, only retired from all formats of international cricket in 2018 and from the game entirely last year. De Villiers first met avid cricket fan Barty when he was playing in Australia's Big Bash League in 2019 and they will meet again when they team up in the inaugural Icons Series golf event in Jersey City from June 30 to July 1.

French Open prize money to increase

French Open stand to earn 2.2 million euros ($2.32 million) each, the organisers announced on Wednesday. After two years affected by Covid-19 when the prize-money dipped it is now almost on a par with 2019 when Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty pocketed 2.3 million euros each for their wins.

AB De Villiers Hopes Grass Is Greener For Golf Teammate Ashleigh Barty

Ashleigh Barty's retirement in March when she was women's tennis number one and just 25 years old is a "weird one to explain", South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event. Barty's relatively short career contrasts with that of the 38-year-old de Villiers, who, after well over a decade at the top, only retired from all formats of international cricket in 2018 and from the game entirely last year. De Villiers first met avid cricket fan Barty when he was playing in Australia's Big Bash League in 2019 and they will meet again when they team up in the inaugural Icons Series golf event in Jersey City from June 30 to July 1.

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Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis

Ons Jabeur becomes first African women to win a WTA 1000 tournament

Novak Djokovic set for tricky dance card at Rome Masters

Jessica Pegula eyes top 10 breakthrough ahead of Madrid Open final

Madrid Open: Jessica Pegula continues stunning rise with shot at world top 10

AB De Villiers Hopes Grass Is Greener For Golf Teammate Ashleigh Barty

French Open prize money to increase

AB De Villiers Hopes Grass Is Greener For Golf Teammate Ashleigh Barty