Ons Jabeur will face Marketa Vondrousova in the women's final at Wimbledon on Saturday.
“I would say I always believed. But sometimes you would question and doubt it if it’s going to happen, if it’s ever going to happen. Being in the last stages, I think it does help you believe more,” said Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia.
Only two women in the 55-year history of the sport's professional era have won a major tournament after needing to get past that many previous Slam champs along the way: Serena Williams at the 1999 U.S. Open and Justine Henin at the 2005 French Open.Vondrousova, who beat Jabeur twice earlier this year, also made it through a tough portion of the bracket over the past 1 1/2 weeks.in the semifinals came after victories against four seeded women: No. 4 Jessica Pegula, No.
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