London
2 °C
Manchester
Glasgow
1 °C
Dublin
Belfast
Washington
Denver
7 °C
Atlanta
21 °C
Dallas
Houston Texas
New Orleans
El Paso
Phoenix
Los Angeles
14 °C
-1 °C
7 °C
19 °C
16 °C
22 °C
Jabeur fends off Mertens to reach Wimbledon quarters / Photo: SEBASTIEN BOZON - AFP
NYSE - LSE
| RYCEF | -1.98% | 6.56 | $ | |
| VOD | 0.28% | 8.945 | $ | |
| RBGPF | -0.91% | 59.65 | $ | |
| NGG | -0.57% | 63.22 | $ | |
| RIO | 0.01% | 62.435 | $ | |
| SCS | -0.23% | 13.06 | $ | |
| CMSC | -0.21% | 24.514 | $ | |
| GSK | -0.16% | 33.405 | $ | |
| BTI | 0.22% | 37.01 | $ | |
| CMSD | -0.34% | 24.26 | $ | |
| BCC | -0.07% | 138.09 | $ | |
| BCE | -0.98% | 27.045 | $ | |
| BP | -0.26% | 29.015 | $ | |
| JRI | -0.61% | 13.18 | $ | |
| AZN | -1.16% | 63.07 | $ | |
| RELX | -0.85% | 44.91 | $ |
Jabeur fends off Mertens to reach Wimbledon quarters
World number two Ons Jabeur reached her second consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday, beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (11/9), 6-4.
The Tunisian fended off five set points for her 24th-seeded Belgian opponent in the first set tie-break to edge ahead.
Jabeur broke serve twice in the second set to seal the win and set up a last-eight clash against Czech player Marie Bouzkova.
The 27-year-old said she wanted to be a trailblazer for Arab and African players.
"I wish I could really give that message to the young generation not just from my country but from the African continent," she said.
"I want to see more players here. I want them to believe more in themselves and believe they can be here.
"I don't come from a rich family so you have to stop finding excuses and just go for it, enjoy it."
(T.Renner--BBZ)
