Tennis-Jabeur cruises past wildcard Vickery into French Open second round

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 27, 2024 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur shakes hands with Sachia Vickery of the U.S. after winning her first round match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Eighth seed Ons Jabeur began her latest attempt to win an elusive Grand Slam title with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory over American wildcard Sachia Vickery in the French Open first round on Monday.

In front of a thin crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier, Tunisian Jabeur quickly racked up a 3-0 lead, but Vickery reduced the gap with a break of her own, only to hand the momentum back to the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open runner-up.