Finalist last year, Ons Jabeur wasted no time in the round of 16 of the Wimbledon tournament against the Czech Petra Kvitova, whom the Tunisian beat 6-0, 6-3 in just over an hour , Tuesday.
The world number 6 will find in the quarter-finals, Thursday, the Kazakh Elena Rybakina who had beaten her in three sets in the final last year.
Rybakina didn’t leave much energy on the court either, as she benefited earlier from the retirement of Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia against whom she led 4-1 in the first set.
“When I won the first set 6-0, I thought nothing was done,” Jabeur explained after the match.
Kvitova, winner at Wimbledon in 2014, never really managed to get into the match, committing 26 unprovoked fouls for only four winners.
But that shouldn’t take anything away from the excellent performance of Jabeur who made some great shots and confirm his good form at the moment.
Against Rybakina, “I will try to take my revenge. It had been a difficult final to experience and many memories will come back to me. I hope to play like today and win, because she is a very strong and ruthless player,” said Jabeur.
