Wimbledon. “Winning here has been my main goal since last year,” says Ons Jabeur

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Riding high on happiness, On Jabeur can dream of a maiden crown at the Temple of Tennis on Saturday. The first player from the Arab world to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam at the 2020 Australian Open, he moved up two more notches at Wimbledon this year. “I love everything about Wimbledon, especially the atmosphere. That was my main goal from the beginning of the season. The dream of winning here only started last year when I enjoyed being there. I didn’t go far in painting before (Note: He only made one match in his first three appearances) even if I knew I could shine with my game. But my mental coach (Melanie Maillard) reminded me that last season, after my quarterfinal loss, I told her that I would come back for the title next season. And here I am.»

And his journey is clearly the joy of a whole country. “ Today I am a proud Tunisian woman. I know it must be crazy in Tunisia right now. I’m just trying to be as inspiring as possible, I want to see more Arab and African players in the regions. Tunisia is connected with the Arab world and the African continent. I want to see more players from my country, Middle East and Africa. I think at one point we didn’t believe enough that we could do it. When I return home, they call me the minister of happiness. Nice to be called that “.

The Tunisian woman, who was asked about her models, first stated: his mother “:” He was the one who made me discover this sport and motivated me to always do better. He made me believe more over the months. Then I always try to learn from the history of this sport. I was lucky enough to meet Billie Jean King, who is an incredible inspiration to us all. He recommended me and signed his book for me. He told me to watch a lot of my matches, which I usually don’t, and learn from them. I’m trying to improve it “.

On Saturday, the Tunisian will meet with the Kazakh “Ribakina” in an unprecedented final. It will be a very different match from Thursday. He serves really well. I have to go back as far as I can. We have to make him work hard to score points. He can hit very hard and produce many winners. But I think my game might bother him.“Answer on Saturday already in the historic final.