Bernarda Pera could not win a single game on her serve on Monday as she was swept aside in straight sets in the fourth round of the French Open.
Facing seventh-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the unseeded American was broken eight times on Court Philippe Chatrier and lost 6-3, 6-1. Jabeur won 15 of 16 points on Pera’s second serve.
Backhand magic: Ons Jabeur in full flight against Bernarda Pera.Credit: Getty Images
Jabeur, the runner-up at Wimbledon last year, advanced to the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros for the first time in her career, in doing so becoming the first African player to reach the quarters at each of the four majors in the Open era.
Jabeur also struggled with her serve but managed to save eight of the 12 break points she faced.
Pera looked frustrated and tried to shorten rallies, but the strategy did not work. She ended up making 33 unforced errors in total.
It was tougher going for 14th seed Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, who took three sets to defeat Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-5.
Later Monday, top-seeded Iga Swiatek will face Lesia Tsurenko, while Coco Gauff takes on Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
In the men’s draw, fourth seed Casper Ruud, of Norway, had a hard-fought three-setter against Nicolas Jarry.
The Chilean pushed Ruud all the way, but in the end was outclassed as the Norwegian sealed it 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-5.
Casper Ruud was too strong for Nicolas Jarry in the fourth round.Credit: AP
Holger Rune plays Francisco Cerundolo, while Yoshihito plays Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and Alexander Zverev faces Grigor Dimitrov.
AP, Reuters
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