The war has led to Wimbledon banning Russian and Belarusian players from competing at this year's Championships.

She will face either American 12th seed Jessica Pegula seed in Saturday's final after she beat Switzerland's Jil Teichmann in straight sets.Īlexandrova was competing in Madrid as a neutral athlete, as the Russian is not allowed to play under the name or flag of her nation following the country's invasion of Ukraine. Her only previous trophy came in Birmingham last year, at a WTA 250 event, and she has lost four other finals including defeat by Belinda Bencic in Charleston last month. Jabeur had beaten former French Open and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep in the quarter-finals and, as the highest-ranked player remaining in the draw, moves one win away from what would be the biggest title of her career. The Tunisian showed flair and impeccable court coverage to get the better of her opponent, breaking four times on her way to victory in the Spanish capital.

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Murray withdraws from match against Djokovic because of illness.'I'm very happy with the level I played.' I know she plays really well, so I tried to really impose my rhythm. 'I feel like this tournament is a revenge tournament, every match. 'I felt like I was sick of losing against her all the time, so I came here to take my revenge,' Jabeur said. It puts her into an all-Czech third-round clash against Linda Fruhvirtova, the world number 82.Alexandrova had held a 6-1 head-to-head record against Jabeur but the eighth seed changed that with a 61-minute win. Vondrousova was not to be denied, quickly securing a triple break in the final set for a famous win. It was a rare moment to celebrate in a desperate performance devoid of any spark against an inspired opponent who simply made fewer errors. Jabeur then blew a set point on Vondrousova's next service game, but at 6-5 created another chance and this time converted. She hit back at the start of the second set but was broken again when serving for the set at 5-3. Jabeur, who missed last year's Australian Open with a back injury, won Madrid and Berlin trophies last year in a breakout season which propelled her to second in the rankings. The Czech broke again for 5-1 and secured the set in just 24 minutes of dominant tennis. Vondrousova had lost all three of her previous tour-level matches against Jabeur but this was their first meeting on a hard court.

Jabeur dropped her first service game against Vondrousova, who raced into a 3-0 lead. The Tunisian eventually saw off 98th-ranked Tamara Zidansek 7-6 (10/8), 4-6, 6-1 after 2hr 17min in an unconvincing display littered with unforced errors.Īnd in a late-night match that did not start until 11.24 pm on Rod Laver Arena, she struggled again. Jabeur had only fleetingly showed the form that took her to two Grand Slam finals during a shaky opening-round win.

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