Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates winning her fourth round Wimbledon match against Belgium's Elise Mertens.

Wimbledon: Tunisian Tennis Star Ons Jabeur Reaches Quarter-Finals

Last updated Jul 3, 2022

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur’s hopes of becoming the first African to lift the Wimbledon trophy gathered momentum on Sunday as she beat Belgian Elise Mertens 7-6(9) 6-4 in a thrilling encounter to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second year running.

The second-ranked Tunisian, the only seed left in the bottom half of the women’s draw, has been the in-form player over the opening week of the grasscourt championships as she reached the last eight without dropping a set.

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in action during her fourth round 2022 Wimbledon match against Belgium’s Elise Mertens.

Mertens, however, was no pushover during the contest as she earned five set points during a marathon first-set tiebreak.

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But once Jabeur produced the firepower to wriggle out of trouble, she raised her game in the second set and wrapped up the win when Mertens surrendered with a double fault.

The 27-year-old will next meet 66th-ranked Czech challenger Marie Bouzkova as the Tunisian targets a place in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Back-to-back quarter-finals at #Wimbledon @Ons_Jabeur 🇹🇳 pic.twitter.com/LhvNxvIWgh

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