Ons Jabeur and Novak Djokovic continue Wimbledon title bids

Ons Jabeur will aim to continue her love affair with grasscourts on Friday when the Tunisian star competes in the third round of Wimbledon.

Jabeur, 27, has established herself as one of the favourites for the Wimbledon title following a season that has seen her surge to a career-high No 2 in the world rankings thanks to titles at the Madrid Masters and last month in Birmingham. Her form so far at the All England Club - where Jabeur has dropped just eight games from her first two matches - has only solidified those expectations.

"I love grass. I love playing here. I don't look at the draw much, but I know who's on my side obviously," said Jabeur, who next faces former junior world No 1 Diane Parry.

"I am slow and sometimes I start things slow. My game is not the same game as other players, so that's why it was more difficult for me to adapt."

There are no ranking points available at Wimbledon, a decision made by the WTA and ATP Tours in response to the tournament banning Russian and Belarusian players amid the invasion of Ukraine, and while Jabeur, who reached last year's quarter-finals, stands to lose those points, she is more focused on winning her first major.

"I don't like to focus on the negative things," she said. "If I win this, I'll be the only player to win a Grand Slam without points!"

Elsewhere in the women's singles draw, three of the top 10 seeds – Anett Kontaveit, Danielle Collins and US Open champion Emma Raducanu – failed to make the last 32 from their half of the draw, but two Grand Slam champions have survived.

Angelique Kerber, the 2018 Wimbledon champion and a semi-finalist last year, takes on Elise Mertens, while 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko meets Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania.

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