Ons Jabeur outlasts Tamara Zidansek, advances in Aussie Open

Second-seeded Ons Jabeur survived a scare to outlast Tamara Zidansek in a first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

Jabeur posted a 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-1 win over the 98th-ranked Zidansek of Slovenia in 2 hours, 17 minutes.

The Tunisian overcame two grueling sets before having an easier time of it in the third. She won 24 of the last 29 points and benefited from consecutive double faults f