Wimbledon 2022: Ons Jabeur to face Elena Rybakina in final for the first time Grand Slam title

History makers Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina will meet in the Wimbledon final after the pair claimed impressive victories in the last four.

The third-seed Ons Jabeur, will face world number 23 Rybakina on Centre Court in a matchup of two first-time Grand Slam finalists. Rybakina is the fourth-lowest rated woman to reach the Wimbledon final since 1984.

Ons Jabeur, first Arab & African women advanced to Grand Slam final in open era.

Ons Jabeur advanced to her first Grand Slam final by beating Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Centre Court at Wimbledon in a victory that is also a first for Arab and African women.

The Tunisian is the first African woman and the first Arab woman in the Open era to make it to a major final.

Jabeur twice broke her 34-year-old German opponent, a first-time Grand Slam semifinalist, in the decisive set on her way to a 5-0 advantage.

Maria, who was ranked 103rd, was playing in her 35th major competition and had never advanced past the third round.

Rybakina stuns Halep is the youngest & first Kazakhstan player to reach grand slam final at Wimbledon.

On Centre Court, Elena Rybakina upset 2019 winner Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the Wimbledon championship match against Ons Jabeur.

First-time Grand Slam finalists Rybakina, the 17th seed, and Jabeur, the third seed, are both.

Rybakina is the first athlete from Kazakhstan to advance to a major final. In the Open era, Jabeur is the first African woman and the first Arab woman to make it to a major final.

The youngest Wimbledon finalist since Garbie Muguruza's defeat by Serena Williams in 2015 is 23-year-old Rybakina.

The 2018 French Open winner, Halep, was broken early in both sets despite making it to the semifinals without dropping a set.

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