Tunisian third seed Ons Jabur continued her strong performance on the grass to reach the third round at Wimbledon with an easy 6-4, 6-0 win over qualifier Katarjina Kawa of Poland on Wednesday.
Currently in a career-high world ranking of second, Jabur is considered one of the favorites for the title after reaching the grasscourt Grand Slam after lifting the WTA 500 trophy in Berlin two weeks ago.
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On Wednesday, the 27-year-old, who reached the 2021 quarter-finals at the All England Club, was leading the way in her opening round win when she needed only 54 minutes to beat another qualifier at Mirjam Björklund. Was. ,
Coming into a second-round contest with a 2–0 face-off record against 29-year-old Kawa, ranked 91st, Jabur played aggressively from the start, with deft drop shots to dominate from the baseline. Made a mix of strong groundstrokes.
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After an early trade of a service break, Jabur broke a delivery from Kawa, who had never played on grass before this season, before serving to take the opening set for the second time in the ninth game.
Kawa started suffering a shoulder problem in the second set and needed treatment on the court while trailing 3-0. She managed to return to court but failed to resist much.
Jabeur’s march to victory was briefly halted at match point as he needed five of them, but the Tunisian, who became the highest-ranked African player to date this week, finished with a strong first serve. The competition was sealed.
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She will next take on 77th-ranked French woman Diane Parry for a fourth round spot.
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