"It's never the way you want to win and I really hope Ons is going to be fine for next week and that it's nothing too serious," said the Estonian. Kontaveit will now play world number four and French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, with the Czech crushing France's Caroline Garcia 6-0, 6-2. She had a breakthrough 2021, when she won her maiden WTA singles title and surged into the top 10 for the first time. It is a big setback for Jabeur, with the opening Grand Slam of the year starting on Monday. After lengthy treatment on her lower back, Jabeur forfeited the match. The Estonian won a tight first set 6-4 before the Tunisian called for a medical timeout. In-form world number seven Anett Kontaveit also made the last four after Ons Jabeur, ranked three places below her, retired hurt. She will meet ninth-ranked Paula Badosa for the place in Saturday's final after the Spaniard fought past Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-3. "At the beginning I was a bit over-excited but in the end I was able to control myself and make a few good decisions." "It's very good preparation before a Slam," she said. Kasatkina is a former world number 10 who bounced back up the rankings to 26 last year after winning two titles and reaching a further two finals.
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