Ons Jabeur and Ajla Tomljanovic book US Open quarter-final showdown after winning fourth-round matches

There was a parity to Ons Jabeur and Ajla Tomljanovic’s displays at the US Open at Sunday night, and now the pair will face off for a place in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows. Both Jabeur and Tomljanovic won first-set tie-breaks before enjoying more comfortable second sets in their respective fourth-round victories. Ad Jabeur, the first African to reach the last eight in New York since South Africa’s Amanda Coetzer in 1998, beat No.

18 seed Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(1) 6-4. US Open'It's been a fun ride' — Serena says farewell after three-set epic against Tomljanovic03/09/2022 AT 02:25 “I'm just going to keep fighting and keep pushing and breaking records here,” said Jabeur, the losing Wimbledon finalist now into the US Open quarters for the first time. Meanwhile, Serena Williams’ conqueror Tomljanovic recorded a 7-6(8) 6-1 win over Liudmila Samsonova on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

“I think my will to go further in this tournament was really strong and I didn't want to stop just after what happened on Friday night,” said Tomljanovic, two days after beating Williams in three sets. Gauff clinches place in quarter-finals with brilliant display to see off Zhang ‘Novak-esque’ – Gauff lauded as ‘total package’ by Wilander Garcia finds 'sweet spot' to reach quarters, Kyrgios-Medvedev box contrasts — US Open diary “I thought I deserved more. I definitely wanted to go for more.

I dug deep because I felt like I had more left in me. “I think a lot of heartbreaks that have happened over a long time, I feel like what goes around comes around moment for me. Especially the long matches that I've lost in the past, now I'm winning them.