Tennis-Former runner-up Jabeur retires from Wimbledon first-round match

Jun 30, 2025; Wimbledon, United Kingdom; Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) hits a forehand against Ons Jabeur (TUN)(not pictured) on day one of The Championships, Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

LONDON (Reuters) -Twice 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.