In a Wimbledon meeting between good friends and first-time Grand Slam semifinalists, Ons Jabeur of Tunisia overcame a second-set slump to beat Tatjana Maria of Germany 6-2 3-6 6-1 and became the first African woman in the Open Era to reach a major final.
The third-seeded Jabeur, occupying a career-high ranking of No.2, comfortably won the first set with a double break lead. The opening game was the most competitive, as Maria managed to hold serve after five deuces and more than eight minutes of play.
The unseeded Maria, the first mother of two to appear in Wimbledon semifinals since Margaret Court in 1975, earned and converted her first break point to go 3-1 up in the second set as Jabeur netted a forehand.