Tunisia's tennis champion Ons Jabeur, world's 10th, will take on Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (21st) at the round of 32 of Wimbledon tournament on Friday.Jabeur had advanced to the third round of Wimbledon after defeating US Robin Montgomery (161st) in straight sets (6-1, 7-5), at a second-round encounter on Thursday, while Elina Svitolina defeated German Jule Niemeier (90th), 6-3, 6-4.In her opening match on Tuesday, Jabeur defeated Japan's Moyuka Uchijima (70th) with a score of 6-3, 6-1.Ons Jabeur is aiming for her first Grand Slam title after falling short in the finals of the previous two editions of the London tournament.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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