Tunisian tennis player Anas Jaber achieved a historic achievement by becoming the first Arab and African player to reach the final of the Wimbledon Open Tennis Championship, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

Unlike previous tournaments, the current version of Wimbledon will not award points to the world ranking winner after the WTA decided to run the tournament without scoring in response to the suspension of Russian and Belarusian players due to Moscow’s war with Ukraine. .

However, in return, the value of the prize money has been increased by 11.1% compared to last year’s 2021 version, adding €47 million to the financial rewards table for the tournament, which takes place in the meadows.

By reaching the final round, the Tunisian champion received 1.22 million euros, which is her biggest financial prize in a single tournament since the beginning of her professional career in the world of tennis. win the first prize of 2.32 million euros.

Behavior / Donia Haddad