After easily won his first match against Swedish Mirjam Björklund in two sets (6-1, 6-3) in 53 minutes, Ons Jabeur, seeded number 3 and world number 2, faces, today, the Polish Katarzyna Kawa (132nd) in the 2nd round.
The two players have already faced each other twice in the past. The first time dates back to 2014 to the Tunis Open. Ons Jabeur had won in the 2nd round.
They then found themselves in the 1st round of the US Open in 2020. Ons Jabeur had again taken over his opponent.
In the event of a victory, this evening, Ons Jabeur will face the duel winner who will oppose the French Diane Parry (77th world) to the Japanese Mai Hontama (139th).
The meeting between Ons Jabeur and Katarzyna Kawa will be broadcast on BeIN Sports FR 7.