MMO: Ons Jabeur Blows Away Simona Halep To Reach Semifinal
Written By Uche Dozie
No.10 Ons Jabeur advanced to her second WTA 1000 semifinal and first on clay, defeating two-time champion Simona Halep in Madrid.
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Ons Jabeur beat two times champ Simona Halep 6-3, 6-2 in sixty-seven minutes to reach the semifinals in Madrid.
It was Halep who set the ball rolling taking the first rounds of games in the first set, but the Tunisian picked up to take the remaining rounds of games to take the first set.
By the second set, the 27-year-old was full of vigour to unleash her drop shots at the two time winner of the Mutua Madrid Open to take the last set.
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“Simona, it’s never easy to play against her, she’s a great champion, she was number one, a grand slam champion.”
“I was more aggressive this time, physically much better on the court. My drop shot helped me a lot today. I’m very happy with the attitude today, so hopefully we’ll continue with this level.”
She faces Ekaterina Alexandrova Alexandrova on Thursday for a spot in her 1st WTA 1000 final.
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The No.45 advanced to her 1st WTA 1000 semifinal with a 6-4 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova to set up the semi final toe with Ons Jabeur.
It will be the eighth match between Ons Jabeur and Ekaterina Alexandrova; the Russian leads the head-to-head 6-1.
Ekaterina Alexandrova is the 3rd qualifier to reach the Madrid semifinals, joining Lucie Hradecka (2012) and Louisa Chirico (2016).
Jabeur expects a tough match in the last four.
“I’m sick of semifinals. Can I say that? Because I said that for quarters. I’m just going to continue this way, continue to know what I should do each match. I’m going to play [an] aggressive player next match — [Ekaterina] Alexandrova. It’s going to be very tough,” Ons Jabeur said. “I’m just going to do me, and hopefully I can be able to counter the aggressive shots.”
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