Roland Garros 2022 - Magda Linette battles back from a set down to stun Ons Jabeur in first round

Magda Linette kicked off Roland Garros with a stunning upset by beating world number six Ons Jabeur 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. Jabeur and Linette were opening the tournament on Phillipe Chatrier with the former among the favourites for the title after winning the Madrid Open and reaching the Italian Open final. Ad/> But she was second best against a battling Linette who refused to be beaten and showed more fight than her opponent on her way to a shock win.

WTA RomeSwiatek 'to celebrate with a lot of tiramisu' after sealing fifth straight title in Rome15/05/2022 AT 11:04 It is just the third top-ten victory of Linette's career. «I had so many tough matches with Jabeur. I knew how difficult it would be,» she said.

«I knew I had to be focused and play every point, try to make her uncomfortable and I'm happy I managed to make her fight for every single point. »I tried not to pay too much attention to my leg and put her in a situation where she could not move me too much. «I know everyone really loves her but thanks everyone for coming and staying even when it started to rain.

Thank you so much.» HOW LINETTE STUNNED JABEUR Jabeur recovered from a shakey start to break the Linette's serve and take a 2-1 lead, but the Pole looked electric in the opening games and up for a fight. And the underdog broke back immediately after taking the first of three break points as Jabeur hit a series of unforced. Jabeur rallied and broke the Linette serve once again and this time Linette could not provide the response as the Tunisian held serve..