<p>Tunisia&rsquo;s Ons Jabeur warmed up for the Australian Open by defeating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Sydney Classic on Wednesday.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Jabeur, 27, had a breakthrough 2021, winning her maiden WTA singles title and surging into the Top-10 for the first time.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Seeded seventh this week in Sydney, Jabeur came from behind in both sets to defeat Kvitova for the first time in four attempts to set up a quarter-final against Estonia&rsquo;s Anett Kontaveit. The fourth-seeded Kontaveit had a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the men&rsquo;s draw fifth-seeded Italian Lorenzo Sonego was too strong for Argentine qualifier Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-3.</p>
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