Twice Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur retires hurt in first round, China’s Yuan Yue out in 3
Ex-world No 2 wipes away tears after losing fifth game; sole British qualifier makes dream start; Bonzi schemes win over Medvedev
Two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur’s tournament lasted only one hour and 25 minutes as the Tunisian broke down in tears before retiring in her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova on Monday.
Bulgarian Tomova took a tight opening set on a tiebreak and was 2-0 ahead in the second when Jabeur, who reached the final in 2022 and 2023, decided she could not continue.
China’s Yuan Yue, meanwhile, took Germany’s Eva Lys to a third set before losing 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.
Yuan, who is ranked world No 84, has now lost in the first round of Wimbledon for four consecutive years.
Jabeur, the former world No 2 who is now No 59, wiped away tears after losing a long fifth game in the first set and took a lengthy medical timeout, with staff attending to her before taking her off court.
The 30-year-old suffers from asthma and experienced breathing difficulties at this year's Australian Open.