the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, fourth favorite, he did not give the Italian an option Jasmine Paulini whom he defeated 6-3 and 6-2, in the first round of the tournament in Eastbourne (United Kingdom), on grass, while the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia He suffered to prevail in Czech Marie Bouzkova.
Haddad Maia (n.13 WTA) added her third win, in as many encounters, against Bouzkova, always a decider in the third set and, this time, with a comeback and a tight 3-6, 6-3, 7- 6 (3).
The Brazilian’s victory was experienced, because, after surrendering the first set and taking the second with him, he played a dramatic third set, in which each player insisted on his serve, where everything was decided in the final thirteenth game.
This is Jabeur’s second win over Paolini in two encounters between them, the first on grass, and also by a dry 2-0.
Jabeur, currently ranked sixth in the world and reaching number 2 in September 2022, the year he won Wimbledon and the United States Open, did not give up his serve in the first set, where he took serve twice from his rival afterwards. 3-3.
In the second set, he needed three breaks of the Italian’s serve, of which only one was recovered.
Source: La Verdad
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