Updated On: 28 June, 2022 07:27 AM IST | London | IANS
The Tunisian had earlier in the day become the highest-ranked African player—man or woman—in the history of the sport when she climbed up to No. 2 in the rankings, surpassing South African Amanda Coetzer, who peaked at No.3 in the late 1990s

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur waves to the audience after her first-round win yesterday. Pic/AFP
Ons Jabeur made a winning start at Wimbledon 2022 with a commanding opening-round victory over Swedish qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund under the roof on No.1 Court on Monday.
The Tunisian had earlier in the day become the highest-ranked African player—man or woman—in the history of the sport when she climbed up to No. 2 in the rankings, surpassing South African Amanda Coetzer, who peaked at No.3 in the late 1990s.