Roland Garros: first surprise of fortnight with elimination of Ons Jabeur in first round

ons Jabeur was one of the favorites in the female table. She was eliminated Sunday as soon as she entered the shift by Magda Linette, in three sets (6-3, 6-7, 5-7).

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“It would be unacceptable for me not to be in the second week”, announced Ons Jabeur (6ᵉ world) when tackling the fifteen Roland Garros. Finally, the 27 -year -old Tunisian will not even be there for the second day of the Grand Chelem Parisien.

Presented as one of the favorites of Roland Garros, capable of going to tickle the unstoppable world number 1 Iga Swiatek in this tournament, Ons Jabeur fell in line, against Magda Linette (52ᵉ world) Sunday May 22.

First feeling in this Roland-Garros 😲
Magda Linette 🇵🇱 takes out the Madrid champion and seeded n ° 6, ons… https://t.co/bqtketzai

– Rolandgarros (@Roland-garros)

Jabeur, seeded number 6 and who has always dreamed of winning Roland-Garros, lost in three sets against the Polish after winning the first round (3-6, 7-6, 7-5 ).

Unrecognizable, the Tunisian encountered the greatest difficulties in developing her game in the last two sleeves. Until a direct fault on the first Linette match ball.

Impressive since the start of the season on Earth, Ons Jabeur had acquired a contender status under the side of the Porte d’Auteuil in favor of a title acquired in Madrid in early May, in the final against Jessica Pegula (7-5, 0-6, 6-2).

Always on clay, she had been beaten in the final by Belinda Becic in Charleston in early April (1-6, 7-5, 4-6) and Iga Swiatek last week in Rome (2-6, 2-6 ).

Eighth finalist in the last two editions, Jabeur is released by the very small door, from the first day of the fortnight in Roland-Garros. This elimination does the business of Swiatek, whose way to victory now seems to be drawn.

The Polish expected to face jabeur in the final. Unbeaten since 28 games, she must face, on Monday during the first round, the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko.

/Media reports.