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Ons Jabeur survived a scare against Tamara Zidansek to make it through to the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6 (10-8) 4-6 6-1 victory.
World No 2 Jabeur, who struggled through the opening set before dropping the second, claimed the final six games to seal victory against the Slovenian.
"It was a tough match honestly," said the Tunisian. "Just not the way I wanted to play. But I kept fighting. Frustrating to lose the second set but I think I got the time to think and talk to myself more. The third set was really great."
Jabeur struggled with a back problem during the warm-up tournament in Adelaide and had strapping on her right knee here.
She said: "It's not a big injury but sometimes it might bother me. I try to take it one day at a time. I'm going to challenge myself and see if I cannot play 100 per cent."