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The fifth seed from Tunisia will face either Polish No. 1 seed
Iga Swiatek or Belarusian sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka, who were
playing the other semifinal match Thursday night.
Jabeur set milestones for African women in July when she reached
the final at Wimbledon, where she fell to Kazakhstan's Elena
Rybakina. Now she'll get a second shot at her first Grand Slam
title.
"After Wimbledon there was a lot of pressure on me," Jabeur said
Thursday in her on-court interview, "and I'm really relieved
that I could back up my results."
Jabeur was the first African or Arab woman to reach the U.S.
Open semifinals in the Open era. When she made the Wimbledon
final, her first Grand Slam final, it was a first for African
and Arab women as well.
Jabeur held a 21-12 edge in winners and an 8-2 advantage in aces
over Garcia, the French 17th seed who entered on a 13-match
winning streak. Jabeur went 4-for-4 on break point opportunities
and also benefited from Garcia's 23 unforced errors.
The 28-year-old Jabeur won the opening set in 23 minutes. Though
the second set was a bit more even, the match concluded in just
66 minutes.
"She (Garcia) comes in the court and puts a lot of pressure on
my second serves," Jabeur said. "I'm really glad she didn't
break me in the end -- would have been really tough to go to
5-4."
--Field Level Media
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