<p>Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, the finalist from the previous year, overcame breathing issues to defeat young Colombian Camila Osorio 7-5, 7-6(4) and advance to the second round of the women’s singles competition at the US Open on Tuesday.<img decoding=”async” class=”alignnone wp-image-153220″ src=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/theindiaprint.com-us-open-ons-jabeur-overcomes-a-respiratory-issue-and-osorio-advances-to-the-second-round-of-womens-singles-download-54-11zon-2.jpg” alt=”theindiaprint.com us open ons jabeur overcomes a respiratory issue and osorio advances to the second round of womens singles download 54 11zon 2″ width=”1183″ height=”737″ srcset=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/theindiaprint.com-us-open-ons-jabeur-overcomes-a-respiratory-issue-and-osorio-advances-to-the-second-round-of-womens-singles-download-54-11zon-2.jpg 284w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/theindiaprint.com-us-open-ons-jabeur-overcomes-a-respiratory-issue-and-osorio-advances-to-the-second-round-of-womens-singles-download-54-11zon-2-150×93.jpg 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px” title=”US Open: Ons Jabeur overcomes a respiratory issue, and Osorio advances to the second round of women's singles 6″></p>
<p>The runner-up for 2022, who turned 29 on Monday, overcame respiratory problems to beat out Colombian teenager Camila Osorio, who almost placed the cherry on top of a delayed birthday party with a brave performance inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.</p>
<p>Jabeur raced 4-1 up by sprinkling in her signature drop strokes and looping lobs while shifting direction at will.</p>
<p>against Thursday, the Tunisian will take against Linda Noskova, a 16-year-old from the Czech Republic who defeated Madison Brengle 6-2, 6-1.</p>
<p>In a first-round match of the women’s singles category, Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Leylah Fernandez, the Canadian who finished second in the 2021 US Open women’s singles competition.</p>
<p>Alexandrova was able to take control of a close encounter with a lot of high drama and win 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4.</p>
<p>Day 2 also saw more first-round matches, with Katie Boulter of the United Kingdom defeating Diane Parry of France 6-4, 6-0, and Maria Tatjana of Germany losing to Petra Martic of Croatia 6-2, 6-1.</p>
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