Home Industry Sport Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab, African woman to enter Grand Slam final Jabeur beat Germany’s Tatjana Maria on Centre Court on Thursday to qualify for her first Wimbledon final by Gulf Business July 8, 2022 Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur has reached the Wimbledon 2022 final after winning the semifinal against Germany’s Tatjana Maria (6-2, 3-6, 6-1) on Centre Court on Thursday. Jabeur is the first Tunisian, first Arab, and first African woman to reach an Open Era Grand Slam final. She has been setting records for her country and region since she cracked the Top 50 in February of 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wimbledon (@wimbledon) When this season started, Jabeur was forced to pull out of the Australian Open due to a back injury. However, she returned in February. Overall, she has a 36-9 record in 2022, including five final appearances and two titles, Madrid on clay and Berlin on grass. With this latest win, Jabeur has now won 10 matches in a row. Read: Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2022 0 Comments