Jabeur blasts her way into Wimbledon second round in under an hour
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[July 03, 2024]
LONDON (Reuters) - Ons Jabeur blasted her way into the second
round at Wimbledon on Tuesday evening with a 55-minute, 6-3 6-1
demolition of Japan's Moyuka Uchijima.
The Tunisian 10th seed, runner-up for the last two years, made light
work of her world 68th-ranked opponent, breaking her immediately to take
a 3-0 lead before each held their serve for the rest of the first set.
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Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London,
Britain - July 2, 2024 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action during her first
round match against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima REUTERS/Hannah Mckay |
Jabeur then cranked up the power a notch in the
second set, while simultaneously shutting down the angles as she
snuffed out Uchijima's game.
As the game drew to a close the Japanese player, making her
first appearance in the main draw in south London, looked
skyward a number of times in obvious frustration.
She fended off three match points but finally caved in on the
fourth, another thumping Jabeur forehand winner to close out the
match.
In a steamroller performance, Jabeur won every single one of her
first-serve points and fired in 21 winners to her opponent's
nine.
Jabeur next meets American Robin Montgomery, ranked 161 in the
world, as she pursues her dream of a Grand Slam triumph.
(Reporting by Hugh Lawson; Editing by Alison Williams) [© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
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