Ons Jabeur is taking a “step again” from tennis for her personal wellbeing.
The WTA introduced, exterior on Thursday the Tunisian had withdrawn from the forthcoming Montreal Open and added the 30-year-old was “the one participant within the high 99 who has not entered subsequent month’s US Open”.
“For the previous two years I have been pushing myself so arduous, combating by way of accidents and going through many different challenges,” wrote Jabeur in a social media submit.
“However, deep down, I have never felt completely happy on court docket for a while now.
“Tennis is such an exquisite sport. However proper now I really feel it is time to take a step again and eventually put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the enjoyment of merely residing.”
Jabeur has been as excessive as quantity two within the rankings however has now dropped to 71st.
A two-time Wimbledon runner-up, she retired from her first spherical match on the All England Membership this yr as she struggled on the event’s hottest ever opening day.
Following her Wimbeldon exit, Jabeur stated: “I am fairly unhappy, it actually does not actually assist with my confidence and what I hold pushing myself to do, although it has been a really powerful season for me.”
She added she would relaxation and simply “attempt to disconnect just a little bit from tennis” and spend a while together with her household.
