Ons Jabeur

Ons Jabeur: Tunisian star announces indefinite break from tennis

Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur has announced that she is taking an indefinite break from competitive tennis, Afrosport reports. The 30-year-old Tunisian Jabeur has struggled for form in recent times and has failed to go past the third round in the three tennis major tournaments this year. Her most recent exit came in the first round at Wimbledon, where she is a two-time finalist, retiring...

Wimbledon: Two-time runner-up Jabeur retires from first round opener

Wimbledon: Two-time runner-up Jabeur retires from first round opener

Two-time Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur retired from her first round against Viktoriya Tomova on Monday, Afrosport reports. The Tunisian was trailing 3-2 in the first set when she took a medical time out for 14 minutes under hot weather conditions in SW19. The former world number two returned to court but was unable to continue and ultimately threw in the towel with Tomova leading 7-6 (7-5)...

Wimbledon: Jabeur takes positives despite tournament exit

Ons Jabeur has taken some positives despite her loss to Elina Svitolina in the third round of the ongoing 2024 Wimbledon championship. The Tunisian star was beaten in straight sets 1-6, 6-7 (4-7) by the Ukrainian, ending her hopes of winning the tournament where she was runner-up last year. Jabeur is now looking forward to coming back stronger for the reminder of the tennis season. "Yeah,...

Wimbledon: Jabeur marches into third round after straight sets victory

Ons Jabeur moved into the 2024 Wimbledon third round after a straight sets 6-1, 7-5 win over American teenager Robin Montgomery on Thursday. The Tunisian star defeated Japan's Moyuka Uchijma in straight sets (6-3, 6-1) in the first round and had little trouble in the first set against her second round 19-year-old American opponent. Though Montgomery broke Jabeur in the third game of the first set...