Ons Jabeur marches into quarter-finals of French Open with straight-sets win against Bernarda Pera

Ons Jabeur was not at her best but eased past Bernarda Pera 6-3 6-1 to progress to the quarter-finals stage of the French Open. The first set saw just one hold of serve – by Jabeur in the second game – as both players struggled to assert any dominance. Ad The second set was a far more straightforward affair for the seventh seed, who raced to take it 6-1 as she recovered from a break in the opening game to win the next six on the bounce.

Roland-GarrosKato ‘sincerely apologises’ for hitting ball kid which led to disqualificationAN HOUR AGO She will face the winner of Sara Sorribes Tormo and Beatriz Haddad Maia next. The win means Jabeur has now reached the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slams. Jabeur raced into a 3-0 lead, winning on her serve and breaking Pera twice.

However, it was anything but straightforward for the Tunisian after being broken three times herself. Sabalenka hopes fans will demand more women's night matches 'We want to see a healthy Rafa' — Djokovic awaiting Nadal return 'Massively intimidating' for rivals to watch 'complete' Alcaraz says Henman The highlight from the first set was arguably a topsy-turvy fourth game when the world No. 7 staved off three break points before the American eventually managed to get on the board.

It was Pera’s consistency which let her down though, after failing to win the next game on her serve, as the Tunisian broke back with relative ease. The service game quality of both players left a lot to be desired, as a fourth break in a row fell in Pera's favour in an impressive display of aggression from the American. A superb smash reduced the arrears to 4-2, but it was Jabeur that followed up to extend her lead at the end of a pulsating rally.