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Jabeur rallies past Pegula to keep WTA Finals hopes alive

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FORT WORTH, Texas: Ons Jabeur wasn’t used to the idea of playing so soon after a loss in her WTA Finals debut. Took her a bit to adjust as well.

The Tunisian rallied for a three-set victory over Jessica Pegula on Wednesday night, keeping alive the US Open finalist’s hopes of advancing out of group play in the season-ending event.

Jabeur won the last three games in each of the second and third sets in her 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory after dropping seven consecutive games early in the match.

A loss would have put Jabeur at risk of elimination in round-robin play after the No. 2-ranked player dropped her opening match when Aryna Sabalenka rallied after losing the first set on the indoor hard court at Dickies Arena. “It was tough because I’m used to just be depressed for the next two days when I lose,” said Jabeur, the first Tunisian to win a WTA Finals match. “I didn’t have much time here, and it was very tough to sleep the first day to be honest with you.” It was just the second win in the past nine matches against a top-10 opponent for Jabeur, who also beat Pegula in the Madrid final on clay in May.

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