Ons Jabeur celebrates new world ranking high with easy win in first round of Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur continued her red-hot form this season with a straight-sets victory over Mirjam Bjorklund in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday.

The Tunisian third seed swept past her Swedish opponent in just 53 minutes clinching a 6-1, 6-3 victory on Court One at the All England Club.

Jabeur, a quarter-finalist last year, served strongly and dominated from the baseline against the 125th-ranked qualifier who was making her debut at the grass-court Grand Slam.

The Tunisian broke Bjorklund's serve three times to take the opening set and a single break was enough in the second for Jabeur to seal victory.

Jabeur converted her first match point when Bjorklund sent a backhand long and the Tunisian will next meet Canadian Rebecca Marino or qualifier Katarzyna Kawa of Poland for a place in the third round.

There is no stopping the rise of Jabeur at the moment with the 27-year-old now up to a career-best No 2 in the world behind the only player showing even more impressive form than her – the Polish win machine Iga Swiatek.

Jabeur became the first African and first Arab player to win a WTA 1000 event at the Madrid Open in May and then clinched victory at the Berlin Open – her first title on grass – earlier this month

Before her match on Monday, Jabeur revealed how playing doubles with 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams had given her "added confidence" going into Wimbledon.

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