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Charleston Open: Ons Jabeur beats Belinda Bencic to claim her first title of season

World number five Ons Jabeur claimed her first title of the season with victory over Belinda Bencic at the Charleston Open.

Tunisia's Jabeur, runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2022, beat the Swiss 7-6 (8-6) 6-4.

Defending champion Bencic played two matches on Sunday, completing a rain-interrupted semi-final against Jessica Pegula before facing Jabeur.

It is Jabeur's fourth WTA title and second on clay.

Jabeur has had a difficult start to the season and struggled with injury following her second-round Australian Open exit in January.

However, she fought back from a break down in the first set against Bencic before holding her nerve in the second to secure the title.