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Ons Jabeur makes more history for Arab women at Wimbledon England's WIMBLEDON Ons Jabeur can now add the distinction of being the first Arab woman to make it all the way to the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament to her long list of "firsts." The third-seeded Tunisian outperformed her Wimbledon quarterfinal performance from the previous year at the grass-court Grand Slam competition. On Center Court, she defeated Marie Bouzkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. The No. 2 player in the world, Jabeur, 27, said, "It means a lot." For a very long time, I had been wanting to reach this point. Hicham Arazi, a former Moroccan player, and I got into a brief conversation. He said, "Arabs always lose in the quarterfinals and we are sick of it." Please destroy this. My friend, I'll try, was how I felt. She did try, that much is certain. Tatjana Maria, a first-time participant in this round at a significant tournament, will meet Jabeur in the semifinals. The 34-year-old German...