Ons Jabeur delights home crowd by easing past Evgeniya Rodina into quarter-finals at Jasmin Open in Tunisia

Home favourite and world No. 2 Ons Jabeur eased into the quarter-finals of the Jasmin Open in Tunisia with victory over Evgeniya Rodina. Jabeur, who was born 10 miles away from where the tournament is being held in Monastir, needed less than an hour to win 6-1 6-3.

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