Wimbledon 2023: Ons Jabeur stuns Aryna Sabalenka with stirring comeback to return to final

Ons Jabeur completed an extraordinary comeback from a set and a break down to beat Aryna Sabalenka in a Wimbledon classic and reach her second consecutive SW19 final. The sixth seed will face world No. 42 Marketa Vondrousova for the title on Saturday, following the Czech’s two-set victory over Elina Svitolina, with both players gunning for a maiden Grand Slam.

Ad The Tunisian, runner-up to Elena Rybakina a year ago, looked to be heading for more heartache at the All England Club after being edged in a first set tie-break and having her serve broken early in the second. Wimbledon'It's her time' — Jabeur's mental strength to help her secure glory, says SchettAN HOUR AGO But she wrestled the momentum back in her favour to take the second and the Centre Court crowd rose to their feet in admiration when she edged the decider for a 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 win over the world No. 2 in two hours and 19 minutes.

«Thank you to the crowd that kept me in the match,» Jabeur said. «It was very difficult with her shots and her serves. Thank you very much for believing in me.

»I'm working a lot with my mental coach about this. I might be writing a book about it! I'm very proud of myself because maybe the old me would have lost this match today and I would've been back home already. I'm finding the strength." Vondrousova blasts into Wimbledon final to end Svitolina's dream run Exclusive: Medvedev says he's playing his best grass-court tennis ahead of Alcaraz clash Exclusive: Alcaraz hopes Medvedev will feel nerves playing on Centre Court in semi-final Jabeur is now one step away from claiming her first major title in her third final, following defeats at Wimbledon and the US Open last year.