Ons Jabeur left distraught as Wimbledon run ends with another final defeat - ‘Most painful loss of my career’

15.07.2023 - 16:25 eurosport.com

A distraught Ons Jabeur described her second straight Wimbledon final defeat as “the most painful loss of my career” but vowed to return and lift the trophy in the future.

The sixth seed was aiming to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title and avenge her defeat to Elena Rybakina in last year’s final.

Ad But she was far from her best as Marketa Vondrousova claimed a 6-4 6-4 victory to claim her maiden major. WimbledonVondrousova wins Wimbledon as Jabeur comes up short again2 HOURS AGO Jabeur’s wait for a Slam triumph goes on following her two near-misses at Wimbledon and a loss in the US Open final last year, and she was left in tears on court after the match. “It will be tough to speak because this is very tough,” Jabeur began. “I am going to look ugly in the photos so that's not going to help.

I think this is the most painful loss of my career.” Jabeur is regarded as one of the most popular players on tour and has been a fan favourite over the last two weeks at the All England Club.

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Tunisian star Ons Jabeur's wait for a maiden Grand Slam title continued as she lost to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 4-6, 4-6 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday.

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Ons Jabeur masih harus menahan hasrat untuk meraih Grand Slam pertamanya. Untuk ketiganya kalinya, petenis Tunisia itu gagal di final. Duh!

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Tearful Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur described her third defeat in a Grand Slam final as the "most painful" of her career as she vowed to learn from the tennis greats who were also jinxed at the majors. World number six Jabeur was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday, one year after she lost the Wimbledon final to Elena Rybakina. More pain followed at the US Open later in the year where she was runner-up again, this time to Iga Swiatek. The 28-year-old is only the eighth woman to lose her first three Grand Slam finals. However, she can take comfort from knowing that the likes of Chris Evert, Kim Clijsters and Simona Halep also suffered the same fate before going on to capture Grand Slam titles.

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