After the heartbreak in 2022 when she went down from a suite up within the Wimbledon ultimate in opposition to Elena Rybakina, Ons Jabeur gave herself some other shot at historical past, of turning into the primary ever Arab and African Grand Slam winner, when she went up in opposition to unseeded Marketa Vondrousova . On each the events, Jabeur was once the heavy favorite, and was once denied a spot in historical past, each occasions. On Saturday, on Center Court, the no.6 seed misplaced 4-6, 4-6 in opposition to the Czech and then she was once left inconsolable and broke down into tears.
Jabeur was once aiming to finish an excellent revenge excursion on the All England Club. Having misplaced to two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova in 2019, she avenged her loss within the spherical of 16 this 12 months prior to getting her revenge of Rybakina within the quarters after which in opposition to Aryna Sabalenka within the semis, for her 2021 loss. Up subsequent was once Vondrousova, who beat her two times in 2023, one being on the Australian Open. But the Czech shocked Jabeur within the summit conflict because the Tunisian suffered a Grand Slam ultimate defeat for the 3rd time in her profession, with US Open 2022 loss to Iga Swiatek being the opposite.
Following the loss, Jabeur broke down in tears together with her face buried in her towel after she made her method to her bench. She later changed into emotional once more when requested about to talk after amassing the runner-up prize.
“I will try but this is very, very tough but I’m gonna look ugly in the photos so,” Jabeur mentioned. “I feel that is probably the most painful lack of my profession so. First I wanna say congratulations to Marketa and her staff for this wonderful win. You are an important participant and I do know you had numerous accidents so I’m more than pleased for you.”
Jabeur vows for a strong return
Jabeur has been among the most consistent players on the tour. In 2022, she had reached two Grand Slam finals which helped her claim a career-high ranking of No.2. In 2023, she bagged her fourth WTA title at Charleston before making a historic French Open quarterfinal.
After being denied in the Wimbledon final for the second time in a row, the Tunisian vowed to make a strong comeback: “I have no idea, it is simply going to be a difficult day for me as of late however I’m no longer going to surrender and I’m going to return again more potent. It’s an important match for me I want I persisted until the tip I wanna thank my staff for at all times believing in me and we are going to make it someday, I promise you,” she said.