Ranked No. 39 coming into this tournament, there was nothing easy about Jabeur’s latest win. The Tunisian, who has asthma, had to navigate a flare-up that arose early in her battle with Osorio—later wiping away tears when she evaluated before leaving the court for medical attention. Afterwards, she admitted things may have turned out a lot different had the opening set not tipped in her favor.
“To be honest with you, if I lost the first set, it would have been very difficult to continue,” Jabeur said.
“I tried to use the inhaler, and it didn’t really help. So I was with the doctor, and let’s see. We’re going to do some more tests and see what’s going on.
“Very, very tough to breathe.”
