by Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur has a story of success in Wimbledon. Jabeur reached the final during the consecutive years in 2022 and 2023, but has never won the event. Although she has not yet won everything, Wimbledon is her biggest smoking.
In 2025, however, Jabeur will not come out of the first round.
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The 30 -year -old woman was forced to retire due to an injury during her clash in the first round against Viktoriya Tomova on Monday. Jabeur seemed to shed tears before making the call to withdraw from the match.
Jabeur needed medical care in the first set against Tomova. After only 26 minutes of play, Jabeur had to leave the court and buried his head in a towel after his return.
After being checked, Jabeur returned to action, losing the first set 7-5. Jabeur stayed on the field to try to play a second set, but fell behind 2-0 before retiring from the competition.
After the match, Jabeur said that she had strong practices leading to Wimbledon and was sad that she had to leave the event early, according to the Associated Press.
“I did not expect not to feel good. I have practiced quite well in recent days. But I suppose that these things happen,” said Jabeur. “I’m quite sad. I don’t really help myself with my confidence and what I continue to push myself to do even if it was a very difficult season for me. I hope I can feel better. ”
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The release of Jabeur marks another disappointing development for the Tunisian, who has had injuries since 2024. Jabeur was forced to withdraw from the US 2024 Open due to a shoulder injury, and decided to run the season due to the problem.
She returned to action at the Australian Open 2025, where she lost in the third round. Jabeur also fought against a leg injury to the Miami Open in March.
These injuries and the difficulties of jabeur since their return left it to n ° 59 in the WTA ranking. It was completely in the fall for jabeur, which ranked n ° 2 in total in 2022.
