• The first two semi-finalists in the US Open women’s tournament were Onsa Jabera and Karoline Garcia, who defeated Aila Tomljanovic and the host Koko Gaufa in the quarter-final matches.
• In the quarter-finals, the fifth-ranked racket of Jaber beat Tomljanovic in two sets with 6-4, 7-6 (4), who during the tournament beat the titular Serena Williams, who ended her career as a tennis player immediately after the failure.
• This is Jaber’s second semifinal in one of the Grand Slam tournaments this season. At Wimbledon, the athlete played until the final. In addition, Jabera has become the first African tennis player to reach the semi-finals of the US Open in the modern era.
History made ✅ pic.twitter.com/qqO0aTZcoB
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2022
• In the first set, Žabera managed to break Tomlianović’s serve twice, and the second time it became the decisive moment in the whole set. With the score 5-4 and the opponent’s serve, Jabēra did not use one set point, which she realized in the next game on her own serve.
• The second set was full of breaks, in which the opponents broke each other three times. In the end, the tennis players fought for the victory in the set in a tie-break, in which the Tunisian turned out to be better. From 2:3, she made it 5:3 and later she also broke the game.
.@Ons_Jabeur earns her semifinal spot in straight sets!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/Z3rPMrHZFw
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 6, 2022
• In the semi-finals, she will fight against the French Caroline Garcia, who has reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. In the quarterfinals, the athlete beat the American Coco Gaufa 6-3, 6-4.
• In addition, García has won ten sets in a row, or so far the athlete has not lost a single set in the main tournament. Currently, the athlete has already won 13 tennis matches in a row, but she will have the opportunity to continue the winning streak already in the semi-finals.
• In the first set, Garcia quickly broke the home team twice and made it 4-0. The athlete kept the advantage until the end and won it with 6-3. In the second set, the first game was decisive, in which the French woman managed to win on Gaufa’s serve.
✈️ flying into the semis!@CaroGarcia | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/PryjllRBZh
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 7, 2022
• In the tenth game, Garcia won the entire match with the first match point.
• Already today, the US Open will also continue for women, where the remaining two quarter-final matches will be played.
US Open Women’s Quarterfinals
| The game | 1. | 2. | 3. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Gaufa (12) – Caroline Garcia (17) | 3-6 | 4-6 | |
| Onsa Jabera (5) – Aila Tomlianovica | 6-4 | 7-6 (4) | |
| Iga Švjontek (1) – Džesika Pegula (8) | |||
| Karolina Pliskova (22) – Arina Sabalenka (6) |
