Jabeur blasts her way into Wimbledon second round in under an hour

[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.  

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)

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