Tunisia's Ons Jabeur has won the hearts of the Wimbledon crowd. The No 21 seed will now carry her feather touch into a meeting with 2020 French Open champion Iga Swiatek as the first Arab woman ever to reach the fourth round at the All England Club. Her expertise have never been in question, but perhaps now Jabeur is beginning to manifest and believe a winning Grand Slam mentality. In 2017 she became the second Arab woman and first in 15 years to break into the world's top 100 and has since become the highest-ranked Arab player in WTA history. But she need have no concerns about a Wimbledon crowd that has fallen in love with her.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2021 17:25 UTC