Moment of history for Ons Jabeur as she seals last four spot in Indian Wells

Kevin Palmer
Ons Jabeur celebrating

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur sealed her place in the BNP Paribas Open’s final four with a straight-sets victory over Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in Indian Wells.

Kontaveit threatened throughout but Jabeur was able to hold on in the crucial moments, completing the 7-5 6-4 win in just under an hour and a half.

It was also a history-making result for Jabeur, as the victory guarantees she will become the first Arab man or woman to earn a top 10 singles ranking.

“Top 10 I know is the beginning,” Jabeur said post-match comments covered by wta.com.

“I know I deserve this place from a long time since I was playing well. But I want to prove that I deserve to be here, I deserve to be one of the top 10 players.

“There is a lot of things that I need to improve. I’m very happy, a lot of emotions right now, but I’m still in competition so I’m trying to calm down and not overthink about top 10. Probably will celebrate after the tournament. I just believed in myself, I worked hard, and this is just the beginning of great things.”

She will face Paula Badosa in the semi-finals, after the Spaniard upset German 10th seed Angelique Kerber 6-4 7-5.

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