Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur has introduced she is taking a break from tennis to ‘rediscover the enjoyment of residing’ after a tough spell in her profession.
The Tunisian just lately made a tearful first-round exit at Wimbledon as she was compelled to retire injured throughout her match towards Viktoriya Tomova.
Jabeur has asserted herself as one thing of a fan favorite on British soil lately, having made the ultimate at SW19 in each 2022 and 2023, falling to Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova on these events.
The defeats would mix together with her 2022 loss on the US Open remaining in fuelling a painful pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title, with subsequent damage points and a decline in kind culminating in her choice to step away from the court docket.
“For the past two years, I’ve been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries and facing many other challenges,” she stated in a press release on social media. “However deep down, I have never actually felt comfortable on the court docket for a while now.
“Tennis is such a fantastic sport. However proper now, I really feel it is time to take a step again and eventually put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the enjoyment of merely residing.
“Thanks to all my followers for understanding. Your help and love imply the world to me. I carry it with me at all times.
“Even while I’m away from the court, I’ll continue to stay close and connected in different ways, and share this journey with you all. Ons.”
Jabeur has develop into a trailblazer in girls’s tennis as the primary African and Arab lady to characteristic in a significant singles remaining, in addition to turning into the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis participant in ATP and WTA rankings’ historical past when she reached No 2 in 2022.
She had emerged as a must-see attraction on each routes to the ultimate on the All England Membership together with her daring drop photographs and bag of tips.
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