Ons Jabeur recently took her fans down memory lane as she reminisced about the pain she felt following her 2023 Wimbledon final loss against Markéta Vondrousova.
Jabeur has competed in three Major finals, and the Wimbledon final in 2023 was her most recent. In a final that lasted only an hour and 20 minutes, the Czech player defeated Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 to clinch her first Grand Slam title.
The Tunisian recently appeared on Reem Abulleil’s podcast ‘Abtal’ alongside Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif.
Jabeur was asked about her 2023 Wimbledon final loss on the podcast. She stated that the high expectations made the loss particularly painful, mainly because she had been in fine form and had been yearning to win the trophy for so long.
“Maybe expectations got in the way because I was sure I could win this one. I was ready, playing amazing matches. I also felt it was unfair since I had tougher matches before, making it tough.””I’ve been playing well the last two years, building myself up. Falling short in just one match hurt because I wanted to lift that title so bad for so many years, but yeah, it is what it is,” Ons Jabeur said (34:30)
Jabeur defeated Magdalena Fręch, Bai Zhuoxuan, Bianca Andreescu and Petra Kvitová in the first, second, third, and fourth rounds respectively at Wimbledon in 2023. She secured victory against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal and Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal before facing Markéta Vondrousova in the final.
Ons Jabeur holds the record for being the first African and Arab woman to play in a Grand Slam final.
