Wimbledon 2023: Ons Jabeur 'going for revenge' in final after becoming a 'different player' in last six months

Ons Jabeur says she's “going for revenge” in the Wimbledon final following last year’s heartbreaking defeat and believes she wouldn’t have won her epic semi-final as recently as six months ago. The Tunisian made to it to a second consecutive final at SW19 by coming from a set and a break down to beat world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in a Centre Court classic on Thursday.

Ad A year ago, she went a set up against Elena Rybakina in the final before the Kazakh stormed back to deny Jabeur a maiden Grand Slam title. Wimbledon'It's her time' — Jabeur's mental strength to help her secure glory, says Schett18 HOURS AGO Jabeur, seeded sixth at the All England Club, went on to lose the US Open final too, but she hopes that Saturday’s face-off with former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova will finally see her dream come true. “I'm going for my revenge,” Jabeur said.

“I didn't win against her [Vondrousova] this year. She has good hands. She plays very good.

“Honestly, I will try to focus on myself a lot. I'm not sure how she's going to play a second Grand Slam final, I believe. We both hungry to win.

Whoever deserves it more will win.” Jabeur mentioned in her on-court interview after her epic comeback against Sabalenka that the ‘old Ons’ would not have been able to complete the fight-back. Pressed on how old she was talking about, Jabeur said: “Twelve months ago for sure. Maybe also a little bit before, like six months ago.

It's a different player.” “I'm working on myself like crazy. You have no idea what I'm doing. Every time there is something, I'm very tough with myself, try to improve everything.