Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur defeated American, Sachia Vickery in the opening round of the French Open on Monday, securing only her seventh win of 2024.
American wildcard, Vickery saved four set points on her serve in the eighth game, but Jabeur closed out the set in the next game and quickly took a 4-0 lead at the start of the second set.
Jabeur said “Well, I will see that match after match. I aim for a deep run. As I said earlier, I did a wonderful preparation. I practiced a lot and never dropped a set during practice sessions. I hope that I will see that again on the major courts, such as Philippe Chatrier, and I hope to get the upper hand every time. But I will see it point after point, ball after ball, game after game, and we’ll see,”.
The number eight seed went on to serve out a 6-3, 6-2 victory, but only after Vickery had saved a match point in the penultimate game.
Tunisia’s Jabeur, a Roland Garros quarter-finalist for the first time in 2023, will face either Anhelina Kalinina or Camila Osorio in the second round. The Rolland Garros Tournament which commenced May 20th, 2024 will end June 9th, 2024 in France.
