Ons Jabeur, Paula Badosa advance in San Jose
Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur opened her Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic campaign with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Madison Keys here on Thursday.
San Jose: Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur opened her Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic campaign with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Madison Keys here on Thursday.
Seeded No.3, Jabeur will now face either Veronika Kudermetova or Claire Liu in Friday's quarterfinals.
Playing in her first tournament since Wimbledon, Jabeur shook off the early rust to earn her second win over Keys. After breaking in the first game and build a 2-0 lead, Jabeur found herself down 3-5 as Keys, a champion in 2017, found her range. Jabeur responded by winning 10 of the next 11 games to close out an 82-minute win.
Jabeur finished the match with 7 winners to 12 unforced errors, while Keys hit 8 winners to 22 unforced errors. Most notably, Keys was unable to fire her vaunted serve past the World No.5. The American tallied zero aces on the night.
No.2 seed Badosa rallied from 5-3 down in the third set to defeat American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(5) in the second round. Badosa was able to break the Mandlik twice as the 21-year-old served for the upset before edging the deciding tiebreak.
Ranked No.240, Mandlik received a last-minute wildcard into qualifying. The 21-year-old is the daughter of four-time Slam champion Hana Mandlikova. Badosa walked away impressed by Mandlik's game.
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