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Patricia Maria Tig: Last year's finalist Ons Jabeur of Tunisia pulled off another close call at this year’s US Open, staging a third-set comeback to hold off rising Czech teenager Linda Noskova 7-6(7), 4-6, 6-3 in a gripping second-round encounter.

The Tunisian had survived two tight sets against Camila Osorio in the first round and overcame physical distress in her opening-round win on Tuesday, and she was pushed even further by 18-year-old Noskova on Thursday night.

Jabeur was down a break at 2-3 in the third set, but she won the next four games in succession, prevailing after 2 hours and 8 minutes of play on the Grandstand court.