New world No 2 Jabeur reaches Wimbledon round No 2, defeats Bjorklund

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Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 3 seed, reached the second round of Wimbledon by winning against Swedish qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund 6-1, 6-3 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.

Jabeur, who lost in the first round at Roland-Garros, expressed satisfaction to be through to round two after her win.

“I learned a lot from the first round in Roland Garros,” she said. “Obviously everything feels different here. I feel like more ready. Starting Monday not Sunday is much better for me. Let’s say I opened the Court 1, and it was great.”

Seeking some Djoko-magic at Wimbledon

The Tunisian trailblazer is doing her best to not let pressure and expectations get to her as she tries to improve upon her quarter-final performance at Wimbledon from last year.

“Last time I was thinking about pressure, didn’t work very well for me,” she said, referring to her loss at Roland-Garros to Magda Linette.

“I’m trying to handle it. The learning: obviously I never been in this situation before. I was joking with Djokovic, told him, ‘Give me some of the touch to win Wimbledon.'”

Jabeur, ranked at a career-high No 2, will face the Polish qualifier Katarzyna Kawa next.

Seeds who lost on Monday (1st round)

Collins (7), Trevisan (22), Haddad Maria (23), Kanepi (31)

Seeds who won on Monday (1st round)

Kontaveit (2), Jabeur (3), Raducanu (10), Kerber (15), Mertens (24), Cirstea (26), Riske (28), Kalinina (29)

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