Jabeur defies sickness to see off Muguruza

Ons Jabeur defied a bout of sickness to knock out former champion Garbine Muguruza and reach the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time.

Jabeur, pictured, became the first Arab woman to win a WTA Tour title when she lifted the trophy at Edgbaston Priory last month to give notice of her threat at the All England Club.

And the Tunisian has lived up to her billing, following up a second-round victory over Venus Williams by knocking out 11th seed Muguruza 5-7, 6-3,6-2.

She did so despite having to be sick in the corner of centre Court before a match point. Afterwards, the 26-yearold explained: "I'm actually having a problem with my stomach. I have inflammation. It has been going on for a while. Yeah, it bothers me probably with the stress, fatigue, everything. Sometimes when I drink water, the water doesn't go through any more. That's why I get sick. Honestly, I don't want to interrupt the players, so I try to get rid of it and just continue playing."

Jabeur will face Poland's Iga Swiatek, who is also looking like a major threat, on Manic Monday.

Swiatek dismantled Irinacamelia Begu 6-1, 6-0 in less than an hour. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka, who battled past Britain's Katie Boulter in three sets in round two, made far more serene progress this time. The Belarusian was a 6-0, 6-3 winner against Colombian Maria Camila Osorio Serrano.

She will play 18th seed Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan, who breezed past America's Shelby Rogers 6-1, 6-4, in the fourth round.

Karolina Pliskova, the eighth seed, beat fellow Czech Tereza Martincova 6-3, 6-3 but former US Open champion Sloane Stephens lost in three to Russian wild card Ludmilla Samsonova.