Ons Jabeur storms into French Open quarter-finals for first time

Ons Jabeur eased into the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American Bernarda Pera.

Jabeur is slowly working her way back to her best after the Tunisian world No 7 had minor knee surgery earlier in the year and skipped the Madrid Open due to a calf problem following her run to the Charleston crown.

The 28-year-old breezed to a 4-1 lead in the opening set and closed it out in 35 minutes with her fifth break of serve.

Pera had beaten Jabeur in their last meeting on the hard courts of Guangzhou in 2019 but the left-hander struggled to cope with her opponent's clay prowess and also made things tough for herself with errors.

Jabeur tightened her grip on the contest in the next set to close out victory in just over an hour.

The Tunisian is eyeing a first Grand Slam title after falling short in the Wimbledon and US Open finals last year.

In 63 minutes, @Ons_Jabeur secured her spot in the final eight!Watch the highlights