Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out’

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Former world No 2 shares her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and how she is working with the World Food Programme to help

Few players wear their heart on their sleeve as much as Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian, whose sublime skills and smile have lit up the women’s Tour over the past decade, reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 and 2023 and earned herself the nickname Minister of Happiness.

But somewhere along the way, Jabeur lost the joy. Keen to start a family, she had told herself that if she won Wimbledon in 2023, that would be the perfect time to take a break. It didn’t happen – she lost to Marketa Vondrousova – and so continued playing. But injuries, illness and the scenes of human suffering in Gaza made her struggle over the past year.

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Autor: Simon Cambers in Melbourne