Ons Jabeur battles into first Wimbledon final

Ons Jabeur ended the magical run of good friend Tatjana Maria at Wimbledon to move one victory away from creating her own fairytale story at the All England Club.

Jabeur was able to edge an entertaining Centre Court encounter 6-2 3-6 6-1 to remain on course to be the first woman from an Arab country and the continent of Africa to win a grand slam.

The third seed proved too good for Maria in the end but the mum-of-two went down fighting after bringing her remarkable 35th appearance at a major to its conclusion in the semi-final stage.

Maria had never made the second week of a grand slam before this summer and only gave birth last April but lost out to first-time finalist Jabeur.