Ons Jabeur eases into French Open second round as Coco Gauff recovers from slow start

There was no repeat of last year's French Open disaster this time round for Ons Jabeur as the world No 7 powered past unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti in straight sets on Tuesday.

The Tunisian was knocked out in the first round at Roland Garros 12 months ago as she fell to shock defeat against Poland's Magda Linette despite going into the tournament as one of the favourites to win the title.

Jabeur has found her preparations hampered by injury this year after being forced to pull out of her Stuttgart Open semi-final in the opening set against Iga Swiatek with a calf problem.

That injury had made her a doubt for the clay-court Grand Slam, coming on the back of undergoing minor knee surgery earlier in the year that saw her miss the Middle East Swing.

Jabeur's comeback at the Rome Masters ended with a second-round defeat to to Paula Badosa but there was no mistake in the Spanish capital as she eased through the first set against Bronzetti.

The world No 65 came into the clash on Court Philippe Chatrier with confidence high after winning the first singles title of her career in Rabat but the 24-year-old's hopes of ending a five-match losing run at the majors faded as the contest wore on.

Smooth sailing ⛵@ons_jabeur cruises into the second round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Bronzetti.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/ZULToeJ0qp

Jabeur, runner-up at last year's Wimbledon and US Open – where she lost to Elena Rybakina and world No 1 Swiatek, respectively – blended guile and power as she reeled off the breaks in the second set to go 5-0 up before dropping serve.

The 28-year-old quickly shook off that minor dip to comfortably close out the contest in the following game when Bronzetti sent a shot wide at the net.

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