(Paris) Ons Jabeur, 6e world and finalist last year at Wimbledon, was beaten on Tuesday at the grass tournament in Berlin, preparatory to the major in London, by the German Jule Niemeier (120e) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.
The Tunisian is struggling to regain the level that also took her to the US Open final last season and the 2e world rank.
Niemeier will face in the next round the Canadian Bianca Andreescu (35e) or the Czech Marketa Vondrousova (53e).
