Jabeur wins Charleston Open for her first title of season<\/p>\n
By News Desk<\/p>\n
World number five Ons Jabeur secured her first title of the season on Sunday with a 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 victory over Belinda Bencic in the Charleston Open final.<\/p>\n
Jabeur, 28, enjoyed the best campaign of her career in 2022 as she reached the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open.<\/p>\n
But she was sidelined due to knee trouble following this year\u2019s Australian Open.<\/p>\n
The Tunisian returned with early exits at both the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open, meaning she came into Charleston without consecutive wins since early January.<\/p>\n
But she looked right back to her best at the WTA 500 event, not dropping a set the entire tournament.<\/p>\n
Jabeur beat Lesia Tsurenko, Caroline Dolehide, Anna Kalinskaya and Daria Kasatkina to reach the final.<\/p>\n
But she had to respond to early adversity against Bencic as the Swiss secured a break in the opening game of the first set.<\/p>\n
Down 5-4 in the opener, Jabeur broke back at the last opportunity to keep the set alive.<\/p>\n
And after falling 6-4 behind in the tie-break, she rattled off the next four points in a row to steal it.<\/p>\n
The second set was all about making the most of her chances, as Jabeur only had three break-point chances compared to Bencic\u2019s five.<\/p>\n
But she was able to convert all three while Bencic could only snag two.<\/p>\n
The final was a rematch from last year\u2019s Charleston Open title match, where Bencic prevailed over Jabeur in three sets.<\/p>\n
It is Jabeur\u2019s first title since the German Open in June, where she again had to overcome Bencic in the final.<\/p>\n
Jabeur now leads their head-to-head 3-2 in matches played at WTA Tour level.<\/p>\n
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