WATCH: Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa settle serve order with rock-paper-scissors during fun practice session at Charleston Open

During their preparation for the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open, Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa had an enjoyable training session together where they determined the serve order through a game of rock-paper-scissors.

Despite their recent struggles, both Jabeur and Badosa have been facing challenges with their performances. Jabeur has been unable to secure more than a single win in any tournament this year, while Badosa has been forced to withdraw from several tournaments due to injuries.

Jabeur and Badosa are both scheduled to participate in the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open, with Jabeur returning as the defending champion. In the previous year’s final, Jabeur emerged victorious over Belinda Bencic in straight sets, while Badosa fell to Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals.

The Credit One Charleston Open, an event on the WTA 500 tour, has the distinction of being the longest-running professional all-women’s tournament in the United States. Since its inception in 1973, the tournament has been hosted at the Credit One stadium located in Charleston, South California.

The Instagram page for the tournament provided a sneak peek of Jabeur and Badosa’s enjoyable training session, during which they determined the serving order with a game of rock-paper-scissors. The Tunisian emerged as the winner.

“Gotta love this duo 🤩 @paulabadosa and @onsjabeur having some fun in the sun on a glorious afternoon in the Lowcountry!”

After Paula Badosa shared the clip on her Instagram, Jabeur responded by calling her as well.

“Girl 😂❤”

Jabeur, who is seeded second, will begin her campaign against either Paula Badosa or Danielle Collins, the winner of their first-round match.

An in-depth analysis of the rivalry between Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa

In their professional careers, Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa have faced each other five times, with three matches on hardcourts and two on clay. At present, the Spaniard holds a dominant 4-1 record against the Tunisian.

At the 2015 US Open qualifiers, Jabeur and Badosa played against each other for the first time. Badosa managed to win the match in a back-and-forth three sets. They later faced each other again in the second round of the 2021 Miami Open, where Jabeur evened out the head-to-head record with another three-set victory.

Badosa emerged victorious in their subsequent three encounters, with their first meeting taking place in the semifinals of the 2021 Indian Wells Open, followed by a quarter-final clash at the 2022 Stuttgart Open and a second-round match at the Italian Open.