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Ons Jabeur says the boldness she gained from reaching the Wimbledon last this yr has helped her attain the final 4 on the US Open.
Jabeur, the fifth seed, will now face Caroline Garcia of France for a spot within the last at Flushing Meadows in New York.
“It was very robust coming right here,” she mentioned. “The laborious court docket season wasn’t nice for me, however Wimbledon helped rather a lot, for certain.
“Realizing I could make finals of Grand Slams actually helped my sport.
“I feel the very fact I broke that barrier of being within the quarter-finals did assist with my confidence. I consider extra in myself.”
Jabeur had gone into the Wimbledon last ranked and seeded forward of her Kazakh opponent Elena Rybakina.
Nevertheless, whereas seeking to turn into the primary African or Arab lady to win a Grand Slam within the Open period, she misplaced in three units.
“It is true that I misplaced the ultimate however I do know that I can win a Grand Slam,” added Jabeur.
“I needed to be affected person and saved working laborious, and right here I’m within the semi-finals on the US Open.”
At occasions within the second set in opposition to Australian Tomljanovic, Jabeur reduce a annoyed determine, and he or she was jeered by the group when she twice threw her racquet to the bottom.
In her on-court interview after victory, she joked she could also be “fired because the Minister of Happiness” – her nickname in her dwelling nation given her extra common smiling disposition.
“I am very pleased that I may adapt very quick on the laborious court docket,” she added.
“A very powerful factor for me is basically proving to myself that I can play on any floor and that is very, essential for me and for my confidence.”
