Ons Jabeur retires from first-round match at Wimbledon

LONDON — Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur’s tournament lasted only one hour and 25 minutes as the Tunisian retired in her first round match against Viktoriya Tomova on Monday.

Bulgarian Tomova took a tight opening set on a tiebreak and was 2-0 ahead in the second when Jabeur, who reached the final in 2022 and 2023, decided she could not continue.

The 30-year-old former world No. 2 had looked uncomfortable in fiercely hot conditions on Court 14 and needed a long medical timeout in the first set.

Jabeur, who has slipped outside the world’s top 50, suffers from asthma and experienced breathing difficulties at this year’s Australian Open.

Temperatures at Wimbledon were expected to reach 92 degrees Fahrenheit on the opening day of the championships and the All England Club has implemented its warm weather policy.

Source: espn.com