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Jabeur cools off red-hot Kontaveit to reach Indian Wells semi-finals
Updated On: 16 October, 2021 07:01 AM IST | Indian Wells | AFP
Jabeur’s win guarantees she will move into the Top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in her career.
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Ons Jabeur celebrates her quarters win over Anett Kontaveit on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images
Ons Jabeur punched her ticket into the Top 10 and advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA Indian Wells with a convincing 7-5, 6-3 victory over Anett Kontaveit on Thursday.
Jabeur now has a Tour-leading 48 wins this season as she tries to capture her second career title after winning a tournament earlier this year in Birmingham. In the other quarter-final on Thursday, Spain’s Paula Badosa put the finishing touches on the top seed assault, showing the door to three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber with a 6-4, 7-5 win. Jabeur, of Tunisia, will face Badosa for a spot in the final.
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