Jaber faced a highly motivated competition (Liv Radin/Getty)
The Arab star reached Anas JaberThe fourth round of the US Open tennis tournament, for the first time in her career, after her victory, Friday, over American Shelby Rogers (2-1) in a very exciting meeting, during which the Tunisian succeeded in returning from afar and turning the table on her strong opponent.
The confrontation was difficult for the Tunisian from the beginning, as she did not advance in the games except once in the first group, which confirms that Anas Jaber was not mentally prepared to face the 31st ranked in the world, before gradually raising her level, especially in the third group.
The first half of the match confirmed the difficulties awaiting Jaber, as the American player stuck to her chances of winning her serve, which made the half long, and was a real indication that the meeting would be very difficult.
Although Anas Jaber succeeded in overturning her delay (2-0), to advance with a score (3-2), and therefore was in an excellent position to win the group, but she again committed direct mistakes that brought her American opponent back to the match, to win the first set (6-4). ), taking advantage of the Tunisian player’s weak serve, who lost the first set in this tournament.
The second set did not differ in its beginning from the first, as the American player showed more confidence in her abilities and stuck to her chances of victory, and with the improvement of Jaber’s serve, the start was tied with a score of 3-3.
Tunisian star Anas Jaber raised her level at the end of the group and won many balls, after confronting her American rival, which made her win the group after a great effort, with a score of 6-4.
During the deciding set, Jaber entered with great concentration, and her serve was very strong, which helped her advance (4-0), to put herself in a very suitable position, and she was able to settle the group (6-3) and qualify for the next round after an exciting “Remontada” from She is ranked fifth in the world, to achieve a good result so far in the tournament.
The star, Anas Jaber, admitted the difficulty of the task, and said in a direct statement:Shelby is playing well, making the task difficult and complicating the match, so I am very happy with this result, during the difficult periods of the match.”
The world number five concluded her speech by saying, “I tried to maintain focus in order to return to the match, but my opponent succeeded in reducing the danger of (the drop shot), but the most important thing was achieved, and I thank all the fans who supported me.”
First into the Round of 16 ????@Ons_Jabeur outlasts Rogers, dropping only 1 set so far!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/Ew9UHaBnip
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