Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia dropped the first set before storming back Tuesday to defeat Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in London.
Jabeur not only clinched her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance but also became the first Arab or North African player—male or female—to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam event.
The world No. 2 is the highest seed left standing in the women’s draw. In the semis, she will face Tatjana Maria of Germany.
“I was hoping that I could get to this stage for a long time already,” Jabeur told reporters. “I was talking a little bit to (former ATP player from Morocco) Hicham Arazi, and he told me, ‘Arabs always lose in the quarterfinals and we are sick of it. Please break this.’ I was, like, ‘I’ll try, my friend.’”…