French Open 2024: Coco Gauff beats Ons Jabeur to reach semifinals

Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion and a former Roland Garros runner-up, rallied to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier and will face either tournament favourite Iga Swiatek or Marketa Vondrousova for a place in the final.

Published : Jun 04, 2024 16:54 IST , Paris - 1 MIN READ

Coco Gauff celebrates after winning her French Open 2024 quarterfinal match against Ons Jabeur at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP

World number three Coco Gauff came back from a set down to defeat Ons Jabeur and reach her second French Open semifinal on Tuesday.

Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion and a former Roland Garros runner-up, rallied to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier and will face either tournament favourite Iga Swiatek or Marketa Vondrousova for a place in the final.

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It will be American star Gauff’s third successive Grand Slam semi-final, after also making the last four at this year’s Australian Open.

Tunisian eighth seed Jabeur is still waiting for a maiden major title, having lost three finals and four quarterfinals.