SUMMARY
- Ons Jabeur has revealed the adversity she faced off the court after losing at the grand slams.
- Ons Jabeur mentioned how a few of her defeats at grand slams changed her motherhood plans.
Ons Jabeur has had a slow start to the season this time. She has played in four events and has yet to secure a two-match winning streak on tour. Jabeur has so far won two matches and lost four. She has been suffering from an injury to her right knee. It forced her to pull out from the Dubai Duty-Free Championships. These tough times have made an impact on Jabeur’s personal life.
The Tunisian player has suffered major heartbreaks in her career at the grand slams. Jabeur revealed that her consecutive Wimbledon final losses affected her motherhood. She said, “I feel like I am honestly playing great tennis, so if I stopped, I am not sure how I am gonna comeback, it’s now or never to win Grand Slam.” Jabeur said that she planned to have a baby once she secured a grand slam title.
Ons jabeur says in an interview with Borja Duran that having a baby was never linked with winning a grand slam, but once she reached that Wimbledon final, she saw it as a “now or never” opportunity to take that break pic.twitter.com/iP4OfFUGCO
— Melanie Lautrup (@melanie_lautrup) March 11, 2024
The 29-year-old felt that age also plays an important role in trying to be a mother. Jabeur had earlier confessed about the 2023 Wimbledon final loss being the most painful match of her career. She is hoping to lift the silverware this season, as there are three more grand slams to go. Jabeur was last seen in Indian Wells, where she had a disappointing outing.
Ons Jabeur suffers shocking exit at Indian Wells
The 2024 Indian Wells has so far seen five seeded players from the top ten exit the event. Jabeur was the first player from the top ten to exit the event this year. She was playing at Indian Wells for the sixth time. Jabeur had made her debut at the event in 2018 and had reached the second round as a qualifier. She has been handed out early defeats since 2022 at Indian Wells.
The world No.6 lost in the second round 6-4, 6-4 to Katie Volynets. Jabeur had taken an early lead in the opening set as the score was 4-2. But Volynets was covering the court effortlessly, which forced her opponent to hit unforced errors. Volynets won the next four games to take the set. The American’s counterpunch landed her the second set in 34 minutes.
The BIGGEST win of her career by ranking 👏
Katie Volynets downs World No.6 Jabeur in Indian Wells!#TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/ZACrTeMMcl
— wta (@WTA) March 9, 2024
Jabeur is yet to reach a semifinal this season and will need to have a breakthrough this month. She will be next featured at the Miami Open WTA 1000. Jabeur’s groundstrokes have been working well but her movement on the court has not been like before. The former world No.2 will give her knee proper rest this week and get back in shape to pull off a comeback at Miami.
