Jabeur Forgets Bad Season Start With Triumph In Charleston
WTA
Ons Jabeur was able to win her first title of the season after beating Belinda Bencic in a very exciting Charleston Open final.
Bencic has been a really sturdy performer this season, scoring a few really impressive results. She started the season off in fantastic fashion, winning the Adelaide International ahead of the Australian Open.
She then added another trophy in Abu Dhabi and had a chance to make it three at the Charleston Open. The chance came after a really strong week where she dropped only one set in the four matches to make it to the final.
In the final, she had to face her good friend Jabeur, who has a long history of playing at the Charleston Open. In fact, the two met in the final in Charleston last year. Beating her wouldn’t be easy, and ultimately, it proved too much for Bencic, who bowed out in two sets.
The opening set was a really close one, as Bencic had a chance of actually winning it. She took an early break and held it for a while before giving it away. She then saved five set points to force a tie-break, in which she wasted two set points of her own, losing it 6-8 in the end.
That was all the momentum Jabeur needed as she cruised in the second set. It wasn’t an easy one, though, as they traded a few breaks early in the match, but eventually, Jabeur was able to wrestle control away from Bencic and win the match.
Jabeur wasn’t favored to win the match, but she did play the crucial points better and ultimately went away with the trophy after winning the final 7-6(6), 6-4.
The problem for Bencic was not being able to win that many points on her second serve, as Jabeur created many problems for the Swiss player with her aggressive and creative approach on the green clay.
