Carolina Garcia from France and Ons Jabeur from Tunisia, both from 33 years old, will dispute this Thursday, September 8, one of the semifinals of the US Open with their sights set on caressing for the first time the title of the last Grand Slam of the season.
Both tennis players are characterized by a fast style of play and good service management. However, the French tends to be much more risky in her offensive strategy looking for points on the wings and on the net.
Garcia, who has 10 individual titles and march 17 in qualifying, has not dropped a set so far at the Flushing Open. “I am focused on the direction I want to go. One plays tennis for the passion and emotions that it leaves you. That is what drives me to keep practicing and moving forward,” Garcia said, adding that at this point in her career she feels “more in control of my game. I have worked hard to get here.”
Regarding the match against Jabeur, he said that he is very pleased to see how the Tunisian has also managed to position herself so high so far in the tournament.
For her part, Jabeur, with three singles titles to her name and fifth in the ranking, has said that she is hungry to “win a Grand Slam, and here I am in the semifinals”.
“I’m going to give it my all. I am proving that I can move forward on any surface. I have adapted very well on the hard court and that has given me a lot of confidence in myself, ”said the Tunisian who is already making history for tennis in her country and in Africa. This year she was a finalist at Wimbledon and won in Madrid.
Regarding what awaits her this Thursday, she said: “I am happy that Caroline is (at the level) where she deserves to be. She is a combative player. It will be a tough match but I will try to be myself. It will surely be a great match for both”.
In the other key
The other tennis players who got into the other key of the semifinal were the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, from 21 years old, who defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova, in two sets 6-1, 7-6 (4), and number one Iga Swiatek, from Poland, who dispatched North American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-6 (4 in almost two hours). ).
Swiatek, from 21 years and winner of the French Open two years ago, she will face a Sabalenka who has worked a lot on her serve and feels comfortable on the fast court in Flushing.
“I am free she’s ready for the next battle,” Sabalenka told the press.
Meanwhile, the reigning number one on the circuit has made it to the semi-final relatively uncomplicated.