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ALMOST THERE Ons Jabeur of Tunisia returns a shot against Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 (September 7 in Manila), in the flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. PHOTO BY JULIAN FINNEY/AFP
ALMOST THERE Ons Jabeur of Tunisia returns a shot against Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their women’s singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 (September 7 in Manila), in the flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. PHOTO BY JULIAN FINNEY/AFP

NEW YORK: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in history to reach the semifinals of the US Open on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as France's Caroline Garcia ended the hopes of American teenager Coco Gauff to advance to the last four.

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