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Ons Jabeur, 28, admits a career-best 2022 season changed her life as her popularity in Tunisia and the Arab world massively increased. Last year, Jabeur wrote tennis history as she became the first-ever Arab player to reach a Grand Slam final – win a WTA 1000 title – enter the top-10.
Now, there is a much bigger focus on Jabeur and the Arabs are more interested in tennis since they have a star to root for. “It was the kind of season I’d been waiting for for a long time. I came close to the long-held dream of winning a Grand Slam.
I think my life changed beyond the tennis court, in Tunisia. In fact, everywhere I go people now pay more attention to me and that gives me great pleasure. I feel that this pressure, this attention around me, is a beautiful responsibility for me,” Jabeur told Jabeur told The Power of Sport on Eurosport and discovery+.
Jabeur aims to give the Arab world a Grand Slam title
In 2022, Jabeur twice fell just short of winning a Grand Slam as the Tunisian ended as runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open. Now, Jabeur has set her eyes on the French Open title as the Tunisian noted she is playing for the entire Arab continent.
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