Jabeur d. Pavlyuchenkova

Jabeur beat Pavlyuchenkova 7-6(3), 6-3 in the first round at the Abu Dhabi Tennis Open - Abu Dhabi. Jabeur won 83 of 152 points (55%). Jabeur hit 4 aces to 0 and won 73% of points behind the first serve (29/40) against 60% for Pavlyuchenkova. The second serve told: 54% won for Jabeur, 35% for Pavlyuchenkova. Jabeur converted 3 of 13 break points and saved 7 of 9 faced; Pavlyuchenkova converted 2 of 9. Pavlyuchenkova double-faulted 5 times. The match was played on hard in United Arab Emirates.