Tunisian Ons Jabeur (7th in the world) qualified for the quarterfinals of the Zhengzhou tournament at 500 points this Thursday in the morning, had to declare for the rest of the tournament, after having taken out a knee injury.
Jabeur, it is recalled, had imposed itself this morning, in the quarterfinals, before the Italian Lucia Bronzetti (63rd) 6-3, 7-6.
Winning a dozen days ago from the Ningbo Challenger (China), then eliminated in the 2nd round of the Beijing Tournament (1000 points), she had difficulty overcoming the young Italian who resisted the second set lost in Tie-Break, after two hours of play.
The seeded N.4 was to face in the next round the winner of the match between Chinese Bai Zhuoxuan and Russian Daria Kasatkina (12th).