By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Saturday, June 3, 2023
Ons Jabeur had her arms full towards a tricky opponent earlier than lastly prevailing in a tricky three set battle to achieve the fourth spherical of Roland Garros.
The No. 7 seed Jabeur got here again from a set all the way down to defeat Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to achieve the final sixteen in Paris.
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Roland Garros stays the one main the place Jabeur has but to achieve the quarterfinals. But being a fan favourite in Paris conjures up Jabeur to maintain the dream alive for making a deep run this yr.
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“I’m gonna give it 100%. We be taught from the opposite fourth rounds that I misplaced right here. Clearly have way more expertise than the opposite occasions. Let the dream proceed. You understand, it is Roland Garros. I wish to say it in French accent , may be very near my coronary heart, and a Grand Slam that I all the time dreamed of successful with the large women,” Jabeur mentioned after the match.
After dropping the primary set, Jabeur discovered herself up a service break within the second set at 3-2. But Jabeur needed to face 4 break factors within the longest recreation of the set earlier than lastly holding serve.
A couple of video games later, Jabeur managed to serve out the set, clinched by an enormous forehand winner.
Danilovic, within the closing set, started lacking extra continuously on her pictures. That allowed Jabeur to open up an early 4-1 double break lead. Danilovic managed to get one of many breaks again within the subsequent recreation. However then, Danilovic slipped on the courtroom and appeared to injure her ankle.
The Serbian dropped serve later to go down 2-5, and later known as for a medical day out to get her ankle taped.
Jabeur quickly closed out the three set win to the delight of the Paris crowd.
Subsequent up for Jabeur is American Bernarda Pera who’s into the fourth spherical of a serious for the primary time in her profession. Jabeur, who misplaced to Pera, of their solely different assembly again in 2019 Guangzhou is prepared for an additional robust match.
“Match by match for certain. And one other lefty, so it is gonna be a tough one. Pera has been taking part in very nicely. She’s a tricky opponent. We performed earlier than. I feel I misplaced in China. I am unsure if I performed earlier than or not, however will be taught from it. It is a totally different match. It is the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam, so I am gonna do my finest and enhance my recreation for certain for the following match.”
