Jabeur Passes Tough Test to Reach Second Week
By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Saturday, June 3, 2023
Ons Jabeur had her fingers full towards a troublesome opponent earlier than lastly prevailing in a troublesome three set battle to achieve the fourth spherical of Roland Garros.
The No. 7 seed Jabeur got here again from a set right down to defeat Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to achieve the final sixteen in Paris.
Roland Garros stays the one main the place Jabeur has but to achieve the quarterfinals. Yet being a fan favourite in Paris evokes Jabeur to maintain the dream alive for making a deep run this yr.
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“I’m gonna give it 100%. We learn from the other fourth rounds that I lost here. Obviously have much more experience than the other times. Let the dream continue. You know, it’s Roland Garros. I like to say it in French accent , is very close to my heart, and a Grand Slam that I always dreamed of winning with the big girls,” Jabeur mentioned after the match.
After shedding the primary set, Jabeur discovered herself up a service break within the second set at 3-2. Yet Jabeur needed to face 4 break factors within the longest sport of the set earlier than lastly holding serve.
Just a few video games later, Jabeur managed to serve out the set, clinched by a giant forehand winner.
Danilovic, within the closing set, started lacking extra steadily on her photographs. That allowed Jabeur to open up an early 4-1 double break lead. Danilovic managed to get one of many breaks again within the subsequent sport. But then, Danilovic slipped on the court docket and appeared to injure her ankle.
The Serbian dropped serve later to go down 2-5, and later known as for a medical day out to get her ankle taped.
Jabeur quickly closed out the three set win to the delight of the Paris crowd.
Next up for Jabeur is American Bernarda Pera who’s into the fourth spherical of a significant for the primary time in her profession. Jabeur, who misplaced to Pera, of their solely different assembly again in 2019 Guangzhou is prepared for an additional robust match.
“Match by match for sure. And another lefty, so it’s gonna be a tricky one. Pera has been playing very well. She’s a tough opponent. We played before. I think I lost in China. I’m not sure if I played before or not, but will learn from it. It’s a different match. It’s the fourth round of a Grand Slam, so I’m gonna do my best and improve my game for sure for the next match.”
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