Ons Jabeur and Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals in Berlin

(Paris) The Tunisian Ons Jabeur, 4^e world, and the American Coco Gauff (13^e), finalist at Roland-Garros, qualified for the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin on Thursday.

Jabeur dismissed American Alycia Parks (169^e) 6-2, 7-6 (10/8) and will try to reach the last four of the grass tournament on Friday, preparatory to Wimbledon (June 27-July 10), against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (38^e).

Last year, Jabeur won the first tournament of his career on the grass of Birmingham before climbing to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

For her part, Gauff dominated the Chinese Xinyu Wang (76^e) 6-0, 6-4 and will face the Czech Karolina Pliskova (7^e), finalist at Wimbledon last year.

The American, now 18, rose to prominence at the 2019 London Major when she reached 8^are of the final at 15 years old having left the qualifications and having beaten at 1^er tower Venus Williams, yet five times winner. She has also just lost in the final at Roland-Garros against the Polish Iga Swiatek.