Wimbledon: 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza shocked by Ons Jabeur

Garbine Muguruza during her Round 3 match. Pic/Getty Images

Trailblazing Tunisian Ons Jabeur reached the Last-16 at Wimbledon on Friday, coming back from a set down to beat 2017 champion Garbine Muguruza 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hrs 26 minutes.

Beating sickness

Jabeur, 26, was so nervous when she moved to two match points she knelt down and was physically sick in the corner of Centre Court at the end where the Duchess of Cambridge was sitting in the Royal Box.

Ons Jabeur

Muguruza saved that one but Jabeur made no mistake when she secured a second one and fell on her back in celebration getting back up to a standing ovation. Her victory will do wonders for her goal of encouraging more Arab women, especially in North Africa, to take up the sport and eventually join her on the professional circuit.

It was another landmark performance by Jabeur who only last month became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour title, winning on grass at Birmingham.

Sabalenka progresses

Meanwhile, second seed Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round for the first time on Friday with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Colombian qualifier Maria Camila Osorio Serrano.

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