Ons Jabeur is expecting her first child, just less than two and a half years after breaking down in tears following her 2023 Wimbledon final loss and sharing that she badly wanted to become a Grand Slam champion so she could focus on conceiving a baby.
After losing back-to-back Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2022, Jabeur gave herself another shot at winning a Major after reaching another title match at The Championships. While the former world No. 2 entered the final against Marketa Vondrousova as the favorite, she once again crumbled under the pressure and picked up a 4-6 4-6 loss to the Czech.
Shortly after the final was over, Jabeur burst into tears and looked absolutely heartbroken and devastated. Later, the Tunisian tennis star revealed that there was one personal thing going on because her plan was to win a maiden Grand Slam title and then peacefully step away from tennis for some time and return after accomplishing her motherhood goals.
What exactly Jabeur said when she opened up about why she felt so heartbroken over the 2023 Wimbledon final loss?
"People think I have this pressure because I want to do it for other people, which is not true. There was a personal thing going on there. I win that [final] I could have a baby right away. And that dream faded. I was haunted by fear. After all I’m just a human being, what can I do more? It was the toughest loss of my career because emotionally it destroyed me, not only winning Wimbledon, but the idea of having a baby just vanished with the trophy of Wimbledon. So I think that’s what killed me and Karim, we were crying like babies," the Tunisian shared in the This is Me documentary in early 2024.
Now, Jabeur's motherhood goals are set to come true after she announced at the start of this week that she and her husband Karim Kamoun are expecting to welcome their first child in April.
