Tunisian Anas Jaber became the first African and Arab player to reach the semifinals of the US Open, the last of four major tennis tournaments, beating Australia’s Ayla Tomljanovic 6-4, 7-6 yesterday.
Following this historic achievement, Anas received widespread support and praise from social media pioneers in Tunisia and the Arab world, where “Anas is the Minister of Happiness” has become the most-tweeted phrase in recent hours.
Tunisian Minister of Happiness and our pride ♥️ pic.twitter.com/ThPpif3P8h
— Zubaier Baya ???????? (@zoubaier_baya) September 6, 2022
Minister of Happiness to the semi-finals of the American Open pic.twitter.com/dkE80Byr4r
— Hichem Trabelsi (@HichemT97108246) September 6, 2022
Why was Anas called the Minister of Happiness?
The title of “Minister of Happiness” was given to Anas by the citizens of her country as a token of sympathy for the joy she brings to her compatriots. The game is played on the brown continent, and some Arab societies claim that women play the sport at a professional level.
Tunisian, Arab and African Minister of Happiness ???? First African to reach US Open semi-finals #USOpen@Donald Trump#Tunisia#America#Africa#good morningpic.twitter.com/ILUj8xNPX9
— Hisham Rashad: Marshall (@hishamrashad40) September 7, 2022
Anas is considered the number 1 Tunisian player and the best African and Arab tennis player in the history of the International Tennis Federation and the Women’s Tennis Association.
Anas has won three WTA Tour singles titles in her career and reached the final of Wimbledon, her third Grand Slam last July.
The 28-year-old will face France’s Caroline Garcia in the semi-finals of the US Open in her quest to reach the second Grand Slam final of her professional career.
Source: RT