Ons Jabeur, a world world, will be opposed tomorrow Sunday, September 4, to the Russian Veronika Kudermetova (18th), in the round of 16 of the US Open.
Jabeur, a finalist of the last Wimbledon, qualified Friday for the round of 16 by overthrowing 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 the American Shelby Rogers (31st), while her next opponent has grown 6-2, 6-0 Hungarian Dalma Galfi (91st).
The Tunisian (28 years old), who reaches for the first time at this stage of the event, has badly started her match, showing a lot of clumsiness (22 direct faults in the first set, out of 34 in total), certainly attacked by Rogers, quarter finalist in 2020, who broke her three times.
But Jabeur, who is successful in his best season, evidenced by his titles gleaned in Berlin and Madrid, then tightened his game, winning in precision in the exchanges, before seizing the opportunity to the 9th game to convert his only break ball from the second round, then won.
The third set was first a formality. The Tunisian immediately took the service of Rogers to escape 5-1, before being runs once. She nevertheless ended up winning, at the end of her sixth match balls, as in their first two confrontations, in Taipeï in 2017 then Cincinnati in 2019.
“It was a pretty crazy match, Shelby played very well. Even at 5-1, she made me difficult, I am very happy to have continued to fight to the end, ”reacted Jabeur on the court Louis Armstrong.
