An ailing Ons Jabeur scraped by Czech Marie Bouzkova 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 to keep her latest U.S. Open campaign on track in the third round on Saturday despite an error-riddle performance.
The Tunisian fifth seed said this week she was feeling like a "zombie" due to illness but came back from the dead to overcome a cool-headed Bouzkova, firing off 56 winners under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
"It's a very tough match from both of us," said Jabeur, last year's runner-up. "She didn't want to stop. I tried my best today and she's a great player." The Tunisian broke back with a nice backhand slice in the ninth game but handed Bouzkova another break with a double fault on set point.
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