huhToday Wimbledon is just around the corner as we enter the women’s semi-final day.
I will report to you about the first scheduled match between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria. Jabeur is the highest remaining in the draw and is aiming to reach a grand slam final for the first time.
She said: “I am usually impatient and want the results right away. I didn’t think I’d take my time, you know. But it’s good that I took my time, because it helped me understand a lot of things.
“I honestly expected to do better after juniors because I was one of the good ones and saw other players my age do better and I wasn’t there. I was a little jealous. I was patient.
“You know, everything happens for a reason, and I believe I deserve to be here this year, you know.”
For Maria, she made history as the first mother of two to reach the semifinals of a major in singles.
She said: “I think the most important thing in my life is to be a mother to my two children. Nothing will change this. I’m here, yes, I’m in the Wimbledon semi-final, it’s crazy, but I’m still a mother, after this I go and see my kids and do the same thing I do every day.
“I’ll change her Pampers, I mean everything normal. I try to stay normal as much as possible because that’s what I’m most proud of is being a mom. I think there are a lot of people who never believed I was coming This was already after Charlotte and when I changed my backhand I think there were also a lot of people during this time that nobody thought: Okay, she’s back with a kid now, but it’s not impossible to get back are in the top 100.
“And, yes, to be honest, I already showed last time that I’m back. I mean, I made it to the top 50 with Charlotte, and now I’m back with my second child. Still, everyone doubted.
“I mean, you know, I mean, it’s kind of my life to show everyone that I’m still here and a fighter, and I keep going and I keep dreaming. That’s what I want to show my kids .”