US Open: Jabeur comes through challenging Noskova encounter

Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 5 seed, defeated Czech teen Linda Noskova 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Jabeur, ranked No 5, has been unwell during this week and continued to struggle on Thursday with the effects of what she believes is a flu.

“I’ve been sick since I think Thursday. I’m taking a lot of medicine. I’m doing everything I can with my team trying to recover. Honestly, they have amazing doctors here, so they’ve been helping me,” the Tunisian said. “Every day I’m there. Basically took every medication they have. We try to manage what my health is right now. I’m glad it was two matches, two tests for me. I was trying to push myself to see what I can do, getting out of the comfort zone kind of. Hopefully will continue in a better shape and feel better for the next match.”

That next match will be against another Czech, the No 31 seed Marie Bouzkova.

The Tunisian won against Colombian Camila Osorio (7-5, 7-6 (4)) in the previous round of the Flushing Meadow tournament.

In the first round of the Flushing Meadow tournament, Noskova, ranked No 41, beat American Madison Brengle (6-2, 6-1).

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Patricia Maria Tig vs. Jessica Pegula
• Greet Minnen vs. Sachia Vickery: friday
• Marie Bouzkova beat Petra Martic: 6-1, 6-2
• Daria Kasatkina (13) beat Sofia Kenin: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Marketa Vondrousova (9) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 6-2
• Madison Keys (17) beat Yanina Wickmayer (LL): 6-1, 6-2
• Elina Svitolina (26) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (22) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-1, 6-3
• Clara Burel beat Karolina Pliskova (25): 6-4, 6-2
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Jodie Burrage: 6-3, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (14) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-3, 6-3
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Qinwen Zheng (23) beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
• Peyton Stearns beat Clara Tauson: 6-3, 6-0
• Katie Boulter beat Yafan Wang (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
• Caroline Wozniacki (WC) beat Petra Kvitova (11): 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Jelena Ostapenko (20) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
• Jennifer Brady beat Magda Linette (24): 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
• Elena Rybakina vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Bernarda Pera beat Xiyu Wang: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Lin Zhu beat Victoria Azarenka (18): 6-3, 6-3
• Sorana Cirstea (30) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-3, 6-4
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Daria Saville: 6-3, 6-4
• Karolina Muchova (10) beat Magdalena Frech: 6-3, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Rebeka Masarova: 7-6, 6-2
• Xinyu Wang beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Coco Gauff (6) beat Mirra Andreeva: 6-3, 6-2
• Belinda Bencic (15) beat Yuriko Miyazaki (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Kaja Juvan (Q) beat Lauren Davis: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3
• Taylor Townsend beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (19): 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Elise Mertens (32) beat Danielle Collins: 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-1