Ons Jabeur, ranked fifth in the world, will face Qinwen Zheng, ranked 51st, in the 2022 WTA Canadian Open's second round on Thursday.
Jabeur returned to hard court tennis in San Jose after wrapping off her grass court appearances in July with a victory at Wimbledon. And although she upset Madison Keys in her opening match there, Veronika Kudermetova, a 9/5 underdog, defeated her in the next round. Ons Jabeur would have had cause for reflection going into the next US Open Series matches had she lost the match by scores of 6-7(5), 2-6. This year, Jabeur has also had difficulty competing on hard courts. Jabeur hasn’t actually won three straight matches in any of the five events she’s participated in on this surface in 2022; instead, she’s won a few rounds in four of them while losing her opening match in Indian Wells.
Zheng was nearly upset in the first round by local Rebecca Marino, but the 19-year-old was able to persevere throughout the contest. Ultimately, the 51st-ranked Zheng defeated Marino 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to go to the next round and face Jabeur. Zheng had previously been eliminated by Naomi Osaka in the first round of the San Jose Open, but this season, she had repeatedly demonstrated her talent on hard courts.
Ons Jabeur and Qinwen Zheng are scheduled to face one another in the round of 32 of the 2022 Canadian Open on Thursday, August 11. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 8 till August 15.
The 2022 edition of the Canadian Open is set to begin from August 8 and go on until August 15. The men’s final is scheduled to be on August 15 and the women’s one is set to be held on August 14. There will be six rounds of play in the main draw excluding the qualifiers.
Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 8 |
Round of 32 | August 10 |
Round of 16 | August 11 |
Quarter-final | August 12 |
Semi-final | August 13 |
Final | August 14 (Women’s), August 15 (Men’s) |
Player | Seed |
Iga Swiatek | 1 |
Anett Kontaveit | 2 |
Maria Sakkari | 3 |
Paula Badosa | 4 |
Ons Jabeur | 5 |
Aryna Sabalenka | 6 |
Jessica Pegula | 7 |
Garbine Muguruza | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |