Ons Jabeur knocks Venus Williams Out Of Wimbledon
Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur reached the third round of Wimbledon for the first time after beating five-time champion Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0.
Venus, 41, pushed 21st seed Jabeur hard in the opening set but eventually succumbed to a 7-5 6-0 defeat. It was the end of Venus’ 90th Grand Slam tournament.
Jabeur, who made history in winning the Birmingham WTA tournament earlier this month, will play Spain’s 2017 Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza for a place in the Last 16.
“Honestly I was so nervous first time I play a legend and not everyone was with me today but it was a great game,” said 26-year-old Jabeur.
“My game slices goes well with the grass surface, I enjoy it here I can dive any time I like,” Jabeur added. “Hopefully I can continue my journey. Garbina Muguruza is a tough player and plays amazing on grass.”
“I did a quarter-final at the Australian Open (2020) and I want to do better than that.”
It is the first time at least one of the American sisters has failed to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Serena made her debut at the tournament in 1998.
Venus still has interest in the tournament as she will be playing the mixed doubles with Nick Kyrgios.
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