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FILE– Tennis player Ons Jabeur. Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports / File
MELBOURNE—A quarter-final berth at the 2020 Australian Open marked Ons Jabeur’s arrival as a Grand Slam force but the Tunisian trailblazer will not be satisfied with a repeat performance at Melbourne Park this year.
After reaching the finals at Wimbledon and the US Open last year, Jabeur hopes to go one better in Australia and become the first Arab woman to win a Grand Slam title.
“Yes, I might not be as happy as I was in 2020 when I reached the quarter-finals,” the 28-year-old said with a smile.
“I will put more pressure on myself because I think sometimes you just need to be one of the best players.
“I want to be number one in the world, not just the numbers but also the level and the discipline around it. I want to win more titles and get a Grand Slam title, of course.
A relatively late bloomer, Jabeur’s recent success has made him a star in the Arab world and is seen signing with Naomi Osaka’s sports management agency Evolve in partnership with Tunisian agent Adel Aref.
It also means her own episode in Netflix’s back-to-back tennis series “Break Point,” in which she says she defied expectations that she would quit tennis and become a housewife.
“I actually jumped right into my episode,” he said.
“We actually filmed more. It’s not there. I’m still waiting for the second part because I think a lot of it was filmed at Wimbledon and the US Open. I hope I can see it.”
She said she and her husband’s coach, Karim Kamoun, had pictures of different trophies on their phones after setting a target for 2023 – but they didn’t know which one.
“My goal is not to lose the final again,” he added.
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