First day and first surprise at Roland-Garros: the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, world No.6 and main outsider for the title, was eliminated in the first round by the Polish Magda Linette (52nd) 3-6, 7-6 (7 /4), 7-5 Sunday. Jabeur arrived in Paris with a title in Madrid, the most prestigious of his career, and a final in Rome, as well as his best ranking. The 27-year-old Tunisian also presented herself as the player with the most wins on clay (17 for 3 losses) this season. Scheduled at the start of the fortnight on the Philippe-Chatrier court, Jabeur first experienced a rather quiet first round, after a quick break. But Linette offered much more resistance from the second set, and the Tunisian, on the contrary, gradually lost the thread, and her calm, during the meeting. The more the match went on, the more she seemed to rush and get rid of the ball. Jabeur had not bowed in the first round in a Grand Slam for almost three years (Wimbledon 2019).
the Tunisian Ons Jabeur falls from the start against the Polish Linette
