Ons Jabeur – Tunisia player – has taken the lead in the first set. Jabeur attacked continuously but faced the resistance of Jessica Pegula.
The American player played stably in most serve. Thanks to the persistence, also thanks to Jabeur to be hasty, leading to mistakes, Pegula led 4-1.
But then Pegula made a mistake, and Jabeur took advantage of the opportunity to level the score 4-4. The struggle posture finally ended with a score of 7-5 in favor of Jabeur.
But in the second half, Jabeur suddenly decided. She constantly broken and let the opponent easily eat points in a row. The score 6-0 showed the unexpected breath of Tunisia player.
Fortunately, she returned in Set 3. Leaving in the last serve games in Set 2 also seemed to help Jabeur get the physical strength needed to sprung in the last set. With good physical strength, playing again focused again, she has continuously reached the point to lead 5-2.
In the last game, Pegula almost surrendered and accepted the racket, watching the 10th rival in the world ascended the throne at Madrid Open.
As such, Jabeur became the first African player to win a WTA 1000 award and this title helped her win the seventh place in the world when the WTA chart was announced next week.
The 7th place will also be the highest position in the career of Ons Jabeur. She had it in November 2021 when she entered the semi -finals of the French expansion, the Wimbledon quarterfinals. With the existing momentum, this Tunisia player continues to become the first flag of African tennis.
