It still won’t be this time. Like last year, Ons Jabeur remains stuck at the gates of the last four of Roland-Garros, beaten this Tuesday noon in the quarter-finals by the American Coco Gauff (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
And the Tunisian may have regrets as she has shown two faces. Very aggressive, it was by imbuing an infernal rhythm that the 9th player in the world first achieved a superb first set, constantly dictating the exchange by alternating forehand slaps and drop shots. Enough to drive Gauff crazy, taken by surprise and not precise enough at the net (14 unforced errors in the first round) to prevent Jabeur from taking the lead after a very pleasant first set.
A vain start for Jabeur at the end of the match
Despite a Philippe-Chatrier court totally committed to his cause, with songs and Tunisian flags to his glory, Jabeur then gradually decreased in intensity, leaving the 3rd player in the world to take control of the back part of the court. Finally at ease, the young American (20 years old) then completely reversed the situation, waiting for Jabeur’s errors to punish her coldly, taking her serve three times in a row and returning to a set everywhere with the feeling that the machine was truly launched.
An impression confirmed in the third set, Gauff seizing his only break opportunity to take the lead. The 3rd player in the world could have folded the affair to 5-2, obtaining a first match point on Jabeur’s serve, but the Tunisian held on, pushing Gauff to save a break point in the process, in vain . On his third match point and after 1h57 of play, it is Gauff, finalist in 2022 on Parisian clay, who joins the semi-finals. She will find the world number 1 and double title holder Iga Swiatek or the Czech Marketa Vondrousova (6th).