Ons Jabeur dominates Madison Keys in first match since Wimbledon final

Ons Jabeur marked her first match since the Wimbledon final with a comfortable victory over Madison Keys in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in California on Wednesday night.

Jabuer, who fell just short of her maiden Grand Slam title last month, showed no signs of any lingering disappointment, cruising past the American world No 23 7-5, 6-1 in the second round having received a bye.

The Tunisian third seed will face either Veronika Kudermetova or Claire Liu in Friday's quarter-finals.

Jabeur got off to a strong start with an early break for a 2-0 lead before Keys surged to a 5-3 lead, but she responded by winning 10 of the next 11 games.

"I'm grateful that I played at night because it's slower and it helps me a little bit with the conditions," Jabeur, 27, said. "I knew it was going to be a tough match for me. I just tried to stay low and hit the ball as much as I can. Make her play another ball and in the end I was feeling much better."

As is becoming increasingly common at her matches, Jabeur was heavily supported inside the stadium, with fans waving Tunisia flags and wearing Tunisia football shirts in support of the world No 5.

"It feels like home seeing all the Tunisian flags and all the Tunisian people," Jabeur said in her on-court interview. "Not only Tunisians, I know there are a lot of Arabic fans here and Americans who support me, so thank you guys for coming today, I really appreciate it."

Another quarterfinal in her future