Dubai: Junior French Open winner Ons Jabeur of Tunisia is looking at the bigger picture as she steps up to the demanding WTA Tour.

"I am here for the experience merely because I feel the need to have more exposure to playing at this level," Jabeur told Gulf News as she prepared to play the qualifiers of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships that got under way at the Dubai Tennis Stadium yesterday.

"This is only my second WTA tournament and I am hoping to see myself pushing all the way through to the main draw at least," the Tunisian said before her opening round qualifying match against top seed Jie Zheng of China.

She went on to win 6-3, 7-6.

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