US Open quarter finals live: Ons Jabeur beats Ajla Tomljanovic after Casper Ruud sinks Matteo Berrettini

Paul Hassall

Updated 06/09/2022 at 21:30 GMT

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22.30

JOIN US AGAIN ON DAY 10

That's it for our LIVE updates from the afternoon session at the 2022 US Open.

Be sure to follow the night matches via our score centre.

We'll be back for the last of the quarter final matches from 16.00 BST on Wednesday.

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22.20

OVERNIGHT IN NEW YORK

There are two more quarter finals to come in the night session on Day 9.

USA teenager Coco Gauff takes on red-hot Caroline Garcia in what promises to be cracker of a match on Ashe from midnight UK time.

That's followed by Nick Kyrgios' showdown with Karen Khachanov.

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22.04

JABEUR FINDS HER SMILE AGAIN

Ons is asked about her frustrations at the end of Set 2 during her on-court interview and jokes that she will be fired from her role as 'Minister of happiness' back home in Tunisia.

She apologises for her behaviour and then adds with a grin: 'the racquet just kept slipping away from me!'

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22.01

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - JABEUR 6-4 7-6 TOMLJANOVIC

Ons Jabeur hits her groove at just the right moment to claim the tie-break by a 7-4 scoreline and edge out Tomljanovic in one hour and 40 minutes.

The Aussie had a superb run at this tournament but couldn’t hit the heights of previous rounds and the No.5 seed prevailed despite a stroppy outburst towards the end of Set 2.

Ons will meet Coco Gauff or Caroline Garcia next.

21.57

TIE-BREAK LATEST – ALL SQUARE

Ons can’t keep the forehand in check and it’s Tomljanovic who leads the way until she goes too big as she tries to push through her dominance in the rally. It’s a let off for the Tunisian and it’s 3-3 at the change of ends.

21.53

JABEUR 6-4 6-6 TOMLJANOVIC

Ons settles herself enough to secure a solid hold to 15 to put her in a better frame of mind heading into a tie break.

21.50

JABEUR 6-4 5-6 TOMLJANOVIC

Jabeur’s stress levels are peaking here. She hurls her racquet to the floor for the second time in the last few minutes when she falls 30-0 down. It’s strange given the scoreline, but it’s just the tonic for Ajla who cruises to a hold to 15 to turn the screw right at the death.

21.48

JABEUR 6-4 5-5 TOMLJANOVIC

It’s another twitchy service game but Ons survives a major scare when Ajla’s fizzing return flies just long and she goes on to sneak the hold to 30.

21.43

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 4-5 TOMLJANOVIC

That couldn’t have gone much worse for the Aussie.

She pretty much chokes trying to force the decider, throwing in her eighth double fault to hand the break back to love.

It's been such a topsy-turvy encounter. It's a tough call as to whether Ons levels here or another break decides the set.

21.41

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 3-5 TOMLJANOVIC

Well, the pattern of that game was more like what many observers were anticipating in the lead up to this match. Ajla dictated from the baseline with her heavy-hitting eventually overpowering her opponent.

Ons suddenly looks tired. Whether that’s a physical drop off or just mental is uncertain, but what is certain is that she’s no longer in the box seat.

Tomljanovic breaks and will serve for the set.

21.35

JABEUR 6-4 3-4 TOMLJANOVIC

Ons slams her racquet to the floor as the errors continue to spray off both flanks.

Meanwhile, Ajla quietly goes about her business, digging out a hold from 0-30 to hit the front at an important moment in the set.

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21.31

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 3-3 TOMLJANOVIC

If Ajla is feeling fatigued, just looking at the frustration on Jabeur’s face could yet help give her a second wind.

The Tunisian leaks errors off both flanks and blows the chance to consolidate despite having game point. That was sloppy from the No.5 seed.

21.25

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 3-2 TOMLJANOVIC

Ajla is certainly nowhere near the level it took to take down Serena. Indeed, the exertions of that and her win over an in-form Samsonova have perhaps taken their toll.

She throws in a sixth double fault of the night before more brilliant depth from the Tunisian’s forehand earns a couple of break points.

The Aussie can’t resist them and a tight backhand into the net sees Jabeur hit the front once more.

21.21

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 2-2 TOMLJANOVIC

Jabeur unravels under pressure at deuce. She has several chances to get over the line but her choice of second serve is continually punished by the Tomljanvic backhand.

In the end, the Tunisian blinks with an error off both wings to hand the break back. All square early in Set 2.

21.16

21.13

JABEUR 6-4 2-1 TOMLJANOVIC

That’s an excellent response. Ajla cushions a delicious drop volley to open the scoring and doesn’t look back as she picks up a morale-boosting love hold.

21.12

21.10

JABEUR 6-4 2-0 TOMLJANOVIC

Ons recovers from 0-30 and break point down to consolidate. A wide, slice smash at deuce is the pick of the points before a beauty of a backhand up the line seals the game with aplomb.

21.05

BREAK! - JABEUR 6-4 1-0 TOMLJANOVIC

Ajla makes the worst possible start. She double faults on break point after Ons had created the opening with a magical drop-shot and backhand half volley combo.

21.00

SET! - JABEUR 6-4 TOMLJANOVIC

Ons resists Ajla’s attempts to crank up the heat with a third ace that tees up two set points. The Tunisian gets it done on the first to take the opener in 40 minutes.

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