Ons Jabeur began her run at the WTA 500 in Adelaide by advancing to the quarterfinals against Sorana Cirstea in an hour and 19 minutes 7-6(3), 6-1.
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The world number two started the 2023 season at the top of the Adelaide tournament. As a draw of 30 tennis players, it started its journey in the second round, as the first two players started their road map at this point. Our Jabeur who had played an exhibition match against Emma Raducanu in Mubadala in the pre-season, faced off Sorana Cirste it was the fourth time the faces had been seen, and the Tunisian leveled at 2-2.
Important first set
His first commitment for this year 2023 started in the best possible way by enjoying the break. This privilege gained was not seen for a long time, when the Romanian put up a fierce fight, which for two moments was supposed to gain equality, for, having seen from behind, Ons returned to take the rent, but leveled it. As the games progressed through the innings, they didn’t feel the excitement they saw going into the meeting. The Tunisian noticed a lack of rhythm at times, but he made up for it with quality. In sudden death, the second woman in the world on the WTA list, quickly made a difference, where Sorana scares her leg a little. 4-0, it became strong set, taking advantage of his third opportunity.
Taking the set was imperative for the future in the next few minutes. As before, he broke Sorana’s serve in the first service game, but the aforementioned did not happen because the confidence he gained during his serve was sublime. Two empty games were played, so another break followed and 5-1 it served to win the match. Jabeur finished past Cirstea at this WTA 500 in Adelaide After the first round, that if he fell to the Romanian, everything could have changed, and a lot.
