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World No. 2 Jabeur into Wimbledon 2nd round

June 28, 2022 00:00:00


Tunisia's Ons Jabeur waves at the audience as she celebrates after winning against Sweden's Mirjam Bjorklund during their women's singles tennis match on the first day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Monday — AFP

LONDON, June 27 (AFP): Ons Jabeur marked her rise to number two in the world by easing into the Wimbledon second round with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Swedish qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund on Monday.

Jabeur, a quarter-finalist in 2021 and fresh from the grass-court title in Berlin, raced to victory in just 54 minutes under the Court One roof.


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