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Jabeur Shares Final Philosophy


Ons Jabeur isn't concerned with playing a good final in Madrid.

The eighth-seeded Jabeur is focused on playing a winning final.

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"I think when you play a final, it's not about how you play; it's how you win," Jabeur told the media in Madrid. "I'm going to focus more how I win this match more than trying to play good.

"I'm just trying to focus mentally, physically, and more tactics, you know, to see if that could help. But I think in the most important point you should like just give it all and try to win, I mean, being smart."

Jabeur played savvy combinations carving out a 6-2, 6-3 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova today to reach her biggest final at the Mutua Madrid Open.

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This final comes nearly a month after Jabeur fell to Belinda Bencic in a three-set Charleston final. She avenged that defeat beating Bencic in a three-set Madrid round of 16 triumph.

The Tunisian trailblazer carries a 1-4 final record into Saturday's title match against either American Jessica Pegula or Swiss Jil Teichmann.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Jabeur says learning from past finals losses can fuel her to her biggest title this weekend.

"I do feel pretty confident, pretty ready to accept any challenge right now coming," Jabeur said. "I have learned, like I say, I have learned a lot from my losses, and I like to challenge myself, because for me, if I put a challenge in front of me, that's how I get motivated. That's how I feel good about myself.

"Now I feel everything it's coming in the same line. Everything is going the same way for me. I hope I can keep playing this good. I really cannot wait to play the finals and see what's gonna happen."

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