The Tunisian Ounce Jabeurworld number two, fell in the quarterfinals of the tournament WTA 250 on the Monastir hard courtthe first tournament on the WTA circuit organized in his country, which the American lost Claire Liu (73rd on the record) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
So far, the number 1 seed and heavy favorite has been imperial in the tournament, surrendering only 9 games to his opponents in the first two rounds, the American Ann Li and the Russian Yevgenia Rodina.
But this time, she surprised Liu, a quarterfinalist at the WTA 500 in Tokyo in mid-September and a runner-up in Rabat in May.
In the first set Liu maintained his advantage until the end, which was greatly helped by the Tunisian’s poor serve (45% of first serves), but in the second time Jabeur rebelled and improved.
Then the inconstancy of the two players continued, each of them lost their serve (3 times for Jabeur, 4 for Liu), but the finalist of Wimbledon and US Open 2022 took the lead, supported by the public.
Breaks followed, until Liu tied the match after 2h28 of play, with both players committing the same number of unforced errors: 51
Liu will face the winner of the final quarter of the day against the Belgian in the semifinals elise mertens (42nd) and the Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (124th).
The first semifinal will face the French Alize Cornet, 37th in the world, against the Russians Veronika Kudermetova (12th).
The Monastir tournament is the second tournament of the WTA women’s professional circuit organized in Africa, after Rabat in Morocco.
Source: La Verdad
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