After a convincing performance (7-6, 6-1), Ons Jabeur accesses the 8th WTA 500 in Berlin. She will face the solid Jasmine Paolini during an expected shock, while the Tunisian returns from afar after the qualifications.
Tunisian Ons Jabeur has crossed a new CAP this Monday at WTA 500 in Berlin, winning in two sets (7-6, 6-1) against the American Caroline Dolehide (63rd in the world) in the first round of the main draw
Porting her efforts in qualifying (fierce victory against Elsa Jacquemot), she imposed her full game from the first round, which she won in the tie-break, before clearly dominating in the second set.
This success opens the doors of the round of 16, where she will challenge the Italian Jasmine Paolini, seeded n ° 5, currently top 5 in the world
This confrontation promises to be very high: the balance sheet is balanced with 2 victories everywhere between them, including a victory of jabeur on clay in Madrid in 2022 and a recent response from Paolini in clay in Rome earlier this year.
Berlin’s painting brings together several major figures of the circuit (9 of the first 10 world players), with series heads benefiting from a first bye round.
Jabeur, classified 61st in the ranking on Monday, had to go through qualifications before inviting himself in the main draw in Lucky Loser
The net victory (6-1) in the second set against Dolehide highlighted the capacity of Jabeur to rise in power, an essential asset against a player as regular as Paolini.
However, faced with the fourth seeded, the Tunisian will have to limit direct faults and impose a striking service to counter the Italian, better on the return.
A new success in Berlin would mark a return in force on grass for jabeur, twenty-four months after his title in Berlin in 2022
