Jabeur

2023 - 1 - 5

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Ons Jabeur on course to nail down Australian Open second seeding (Tennis365)

Ons Jabeur took a big step towards defending her World No 2 ranking with her 7-6(3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea at the Adelaide International 1.

[News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) That tiebreak helped me play a better second set.” [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) “Very happy, great start for me,” Jabeur said after her victory.

No.2 Jabeur wins season debut in Adelaide, into quarterfinals (WTA Tennis)

Top seed Ons Jabeur made a winning start to her season -- and hit a jaw-dropping hot shot -- to make the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International 1.

Imbued with confidence, Cirstea frustrated Jabeur with her flat hitting to force a tiebreak. The Tunisian showed both flashes of brilliance and understandable rust in her first match of the season. ADELAIDE, Australia -- World No.2 Ons Jabeur got her 2023 season underway with a win on Thursday, defeating Sorana Cirstea 7-6(3), 6-1 at the Adelaide International 1.

Late finish for Ons Jabeur as she wins first match in Adelaide (TennisUpToDate.com)

Jabeur had a 1st round BYE so this was her first match and she proved pretty comfortable overall beating Cirstea 7-6(3) 6-1 to move on to the next round.

She didn't serve well and that was a problem giving Cirstea many looks on the second serve where she did a lot of damage. She served a lot better and was in better rhythm cruising to a 6-1 finish for her first win in Australia. Jabeur was up a break twice in the opening set but allowed Cirstea to battle back both times.

Ons Jabeur makes winning start to season, storms into Adelaide ... (India Today)

Ons Jabeur made a winning start to her 2023 season as she stormed into the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International 1. Jabeur defeated Sorana Cirstea ...

Jabeur displayed both her brilliance and some rust in her first match of the year. "Very happy, great start for me," Jabeur said after the match. Jabeur defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6(3), 6-1.

Adelaide | Jabeur opens with a win as Begu fells Ostapenko ... (Tennis Threads)

Top seed Ons Jabeur opened her 2023 account with a straight sets win over Sorana Cirstea at the Adelaide International on Thursday.

Happy that I stayed calm, not angry that I missed the two breaks that I was up with, and keeping my calm to play my game. “I felt that I stuck to my game plan pretty well,” said Azarenka, who is ranked 26 in the world. “That tiebreak helped me play a better second set.”

Adelaide International 1: Jabeur advances to quarters with win over ... (Daijiworld.com)

Adelaide, Jan 5 (IANS): World No.2 Ons Jabeur got her 2023 season underway with a win over Sorana Cirstea 7-6(3), 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the ...

There, Jabeur dialed in to build a quick 4-0 lead and seal the opening set. Jabeur broke twice in the opening set but was pegged back due to a string of errors. That tiebreak helped me play a better second set," she said.