MATCH REPORT | 2023 WTA FINALS: Ons JABEUR triumphs over Vondrousova in resurgent performance

Ons Jabeur defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-4, 6-3 and will compete for a spot in the Finals against Swiatek.

Two players who arrived with the obligation to win after discouraging losses in the first round. The Czech Marketa Vondrousova (7th) put up a fight in the first set of the match against Swiatek, but ended up at a very low level, losing 7-6, 6-0.

On the other hand, Jabeur had suffered a tough defeat against world No. 3 Coco Gauff by 6-0, 6-1 in a black day for the Tunisian.

In the first set, the first to take the lead was Jabeur by securing a break in the opening game and going up 2-0. Although she fought for a second consecutive break, Vondrousova managed to defend a tough third game and then got a break that evened the match.

In a disputed set, where there were break points in nine of the ten games played, Jabeur took the decisive lead in the fifth game with a break and then held her serve, taking advantage of her fourth set point to lead 6-4.

In the second set, Jabeur once again took the lead in the first game and went up 2-0. After the Czech defended her serve, four consecutive breaks followed between the two players. However, it was Jabeur who eventually put an end to the break streak and held her serve to take a 5-3 lead.

In the ninth game, Vondrousova did not play the crucial points well and ended up losing her serve for the fourth time in the set, giving Jabeur the victory 6-4, 6-3.

With this result, the Czech is eliminated from the tournament, while Jabeur still has a chance. Their last matches will be Swiatek against Jabeur and Gauff against Vondrousova, with the African and the young American vying for the last spot in the semifinals of the WTA Finals.