Ons Jabeur of Tunisia defeated Camila Osorio of Colombia in straight sets on Tuesday to go to the second round of the US Open despite a health scare.
Jabeur won her first match at the US Open on the Louis Armstrong Stadium, kicking up her run for a maiden Grand Slam title following three painful final losses since 2022.
After Osorio rallied from a 4-1 deficit to tie the match at 4-4 in the first set, the 29-year-old appeared to be having trouble breathing and complained to the chair umpire.
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After falling behind 5-4 in the first set, Jabeur required medical attention. It also seemed like she had her blood pressure measured during a timeout.
She later came back to win the first set, and after holding two match points with the score 5-3 in the second set, it looked like she was going to seal the deal.
However, Osorio fought back to avoid losing and, after breaking Jabeur, levelled the score at 5-5.
Jabeur soon broke back to take a 6-5 advantage, but he was broken again to force a tie break in the second set.
Osorio was defeated by Jabeur in the tiebreaker, though, and will now play Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic.