The Tunisian is gunning for the stars at SW19. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 5, 2021

After her breathtaking comeback win over Iga Swiatek on Monday at Wimbledon, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur says she’s not settling for quarterfinals—she wants more.

Jabeur became the first Arab woman to ever reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal in 2020 at the Australian Open, and a few weeks ago she was the first Arab woman to win a WTA title when she triumphed at Birmingham.

This week, when she reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 takedown of Iga Swiatek, she admitted she believes she can do more this time around.

“This time is different,” Jabeur said, comparing her two Grand Slam quarterfinals. “This time I been going to the second week almost every Grand Slam right now, being more consistent. So I think everybody was kind of expecting me to be in the second week.

“Like I said, my goal is to break this quarterfinal and be able to go to semi, and why not the final? I'm enjoying my time here in Wimbledon, enjoying the grass a lot. Next round is not going to be easy so I have to be ready for it.”

"Did she really do that?!"

Just one of the many world-class plays from @Ons_Jabeur 💫#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/7pNbFOhvOs

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2021

Jabeur has “All the Skills” on Grass

Swiatek pointed out that Jabeur does a lot of things well on the grass surface, including serve, return and touch. She’s the complete package.

“I mean, she just has all the skills to play on grass, and that's great,” she said. “She can close the net and she's pretty confident at it. I feel like first set it was just a great game and really like on the edge sometimes. So even though I won it, I knew that she's gonna play well in next sets and it's gonna be tough. Yeah, I think she just has a flow, as well. She's using all the skills that she has. Yeah, it's working out well for her.”

Jabeur was able to break Swiatek’s serve seven times on Monday—the Pole had been broken just four times during three rounds in week one.

“She has great returns, so if someone is serving really well, it's like taking your biggest weapon,” she said. “I felt today that even when I was serving pretty fast, she was like not blocking, she was giving me [returns] even faster. That was pretty frustrating.”

Jabeur: I Try to Have the Whole Package

Jabeur says she works hard on having a well-rounded game. The touch is there if it is needed, and so is the power.

“I try to have the whole package of having the dropshot, the slices, being aggressive at the same time,” she said. “You never know. You play against players, sometimes you have to change the rhythm to make them feel bad. Sometimes you have to be aggressive to also try to win the point.”

The Canadian had a major breakthrough on Monday at Wimbledon, but for himself and for Canada.By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday July 5, 2021

Felix Auger-Aliassime is grateful for a hard-earned trip to the Wimbledon quarter-finals, and a very special moment not just for himself, but also for Canada.

After the Canadian finished off Alexander Zverev in five sets, 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, on Monday at Wimbledon he talked about how much the moment meant to him.

“I think my celebration was very honest and genuine,” he said. “It's a big milestone for me in my young career. You want to play well in the Grand Slams, especially here being my favorite tournament.”

Auger-Aliassime says the roller coaster ride with Zverev made it even more special.

“Also the way it happened, so many ups and downs,” he said. “Break in both first sets, coming back to win those, losing the next two, then again struggling to finish in the fifth. This match really had everything. I had to dig deep physically and mentally. Of course it makes it even sweeter.”

MOOD 💥👊🏽💥 #Wimbledon #QuarterFinals pic.twitter.com/EyDdHOX7Jm

— Félix AugerAliassime (@felixtennis) July 5, 2021

Auger-Aliassime’s efforts also pushed Canadian tennis to a massive milestone. For the first time in history two Canadian men—Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov—have reached the quarterfinals of the same Grand Slam.

“In the back of your mind you also have everybody back home,” Auger-Aliassime said. “The tons of message I receive after from people that have helped me to get where I am today. It means a lot. For me to give this back to them is also great. It feels really good. It's teamwork. The country's behind us. My city is behind me. It's really good to do that, to have this much support. Again, a great day for us Canadians and hopefully it keeps going.”

Good buddy Berrettini next

Next up Auger-Aliassime will square off with an old pal from Italy—Matteo Berrettini.

As it turns out the pair gets along rather well.

“Both our girlfriends are cousins, so it just happens that we spend a lot of time together,” Auger-Aliassime said. “He's one of my best friends on the tour. He's really a great guy, great person. I get along really well with him. Since we're in the bubble, we have dinners together sometimes. We watch the game together. Yeah, I'm happy to call him a good friend. I think it's good to get to play each other. We both have had a great tournament so far. We'll try to leave it all out there, and it's going to be good.”