2:6, 3:1 – There’s the break! A very important win for Tatjana Maria. She continues her positive trend. Jabeur, on the other hand, seems increasingly annoyed.
2:6, 2:1 – Maria clenches her fist! After 3:40 p.m. she still gets through her serve. Especially the backhand slice of the Germans causes Jabeur increasing problems.
2:6, 1:1 – Maria comes into the game better and better. She has Jabeur before losing serve several times, but fails due to small things. Nevertheless: The German is increasing visibly.
2-6, 1-0 – Things are starting well for Maria in the second half. She wins her first service game with just one counterpoint, but also benefits from some over-the-top forehand shots from Jabeur.
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2:6 – Jabeur wins the first set. She is focused and benefits from a few slight mistakes by Maria. But the German is still up for grabs, especially if she improves her service games.
2:5 – Again Maria doesn’t get through her serve. The scheme remains the same: Jabeur attacks the German service with aggressive returns and scores easy points.2:4 – Jabeur extends their lead. She’s still ahead with a break.
2:3 – A very important win for Maria. Despite several debuts, she manages to get her serve through.
1:3 – Jabeur also brings her second service game through, but this is quite balanced. Maria even misses a break chance. But none of that helps: she absolutely has to get her service through now, otherwise it will be very difficult with a possible set win.
1:2 – There is the first break. As in the beginning, Jabeur attacks Maria’s serve and benefits from it. It’s going to be difficult for the German now.
1:1 – Jabeur is the clear favorite here and that’s how she acts. She easily gets through her first service game.
1:0 – Directly the first game is difficult for Maria. But after several debuts, she manages to get her serve through. Jabeur attacks the German serve directly, which obviously causes problems for Maria. In the end, however, she has strong nerves and particularly benefits from her slice balls.
0:0 – The game begins. Tatjana Maria serves first.
14:33 – It will be a while before the official start of the match. Maria and Jabeur warm up a bit first.
2.30 p.m.: The tension rises, the opponents enter the court.
2:25 p.m.: It’s about to start! The players are already standing in the catacombs of the stadium.
1:28 p.m.: A look at the betting providers makes it clear how much the German is acting as an outsider: With the provider “bwin”, the odds for Jabeur to win are 1.13, while Maria’s odds are 6.
1:25 p.m.: Welcome to the live ticker of the semi-final game Tatjana Maria against Ons Jabeur.