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Ons Jabeur is stepping away from tennis.
Former world No. 2 Jabeur announced today she is pressing pause on her competitive career. A series of injuries has derailed Jabeur and drained the joy of playing from her.
Last month, Jabeur played through qualifying and knocked off 2024 Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini en route to the Berlin quarterfinals. Jabeur lost to 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals, then fell in back-to-back first-rounders, to Maya Joint at Eastbourne and to world No. 111 Viktoriya Tomova at Wimbledon. Jabeur retired from her Wimbledon opener after trailing 6-7, 0-2.
“For the past two years, I’ve been pushing myself so hard, fighting through injuries, and facing many other challenges,” Jabeur posted on Twitter. “But deep down, I haven’t felt truly happy on the court for some time now.
“Tennis is such a beautiful sport. But right now, I feel it’s time to step back and finally put myself first: to breathe, to heal and to rediscover the joy of simply living.”
Thank you for your support pic.twitter.com/AiffrjDzU0
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) July 17, 2025
Two-time Wimbledon finalist Jabeur, who had left wrist surgery earlier in her career, has been beset by injuries in recent years. Jabeur shut down her 2024 season last August after suffering a shoulder injury.
The 30-year-old Tunisian started the 2025 season reaching the Brisbane quarterfinals bowing to Mirra Andreeva 6-4, 7-6. Jabeur went on to reach back-to-back quarterfinals in Abu Dhabi and Doha. Since then, she’s struggled posting a 3-9 record in main-draw, Tour-level matches.