French Open 2023: Ons Jabeur advances to round three with straight sets win over Oceane Dodin

01.06.2023 - 17:31 eurosport.com

Ons Jabeur navigated her way past Oceane Dodin to advance to round three of the French Open with a 6-2 6-3 win. The seventh seed broke her opponent three times in the first set although her stubborn opponent didn't make it easy, saving seven break points in the opener.

Ad The two exchanged breaks early in the second as well as love holds but Jabeur proved the stronger with a key break for 5-3 before serving out the match.

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Despite the gap of 115 places in the WTA rankings, Dodin kept up with Jabeur in the early stages of each set. She battled to save four break points in her first service game and broke immediately broke back after losing serve in the fourth game of the opener.

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