“Not My Serve” – USWNT Star Alex Morgan Turns Down Former WTA Rank 2 Ons Jabeur’s Request to Play Doubles Match Against Iga Swiatek and Mikaela Shiffrin

Alex Morgan is a true inspiration for young soccer players. She has made a significant impact in women’s soccer thanks to her countless remarkable achievements. The forward has become a national hero as she continues to make a name for her herself. Given her widespread influence and popularity, it comes as no shock that she has garnered numerous admirers.

Aside from heaping praise from the soccer world, the forward is good friends with other athletes. In fact, she recently got a request from tennis star Ons Jabeur to join her for a friendly doubles match. However, the USWNT star rejected her kind offer.

Alex Morgan rejects Ons Jabeur’s match request

Ons Jabeur is among the most renowned tennis players in the world. The Tunisian was ranked second in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings. The 28-year-old was recently summoned by tennis star Iga Swiatek and alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin to play a doubles match. This comes after both were having a tête-à-tête, during which Shiffrin asked Swiatek if she would play a doubles match with her.

The Polish tennis player gave a positive response while laughing at the fact that both of them are bad at serving. However, when they were asked to choose their opponents, Swiatek suggested playing against Jabeur and one more non-tennis player. One page tweeted the clip with a question to Jabeur if she’s up for the challenge.

The tweet caught her attention and also enticed the Tunisian star to give her response. She wrote, “@iga_swiatek @MikaelaShiffrin Count me in @alexmorgan13 maybe you wanna play with me, how is your serve?” To which Morgan replied, “Love the game but not my serve. I’ll be watching though!”

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It seems Morgan was honored to get the game invitation. However, the forward choose to decline as she isn’t confident about her serving. Either way, it would have been a surely interesting match against Swiatek and Shiffrin. Morgan has a good relationship with all the aforementioned athletes. In fact, she recently reacted to Shiffrin’s major achievement.

USWNT star congratulates Mikaela Shiffrin for her major achievement!

A few months ago, Mikaela Shiffrin got into the headlines after her recent achievement. The skier clinched her 87th World Cup, surpassing a record set by a veteran skier in the 1970s. Her achievement brought her immense fame in the skiing community. In fact, Alex Morgan also joined in on the celebration by posting a cheeky tweet.

In the midst of the celebrations, Eurosport interviewed Swedish Alpine ski racer Ingemar Stenmark to get his thoughts on record. He said, “You have to try to find a new motivation, new goals. And that’s what’s hard when you’ve been around for a while and when you’ve won a lot.” His response was tweeted by Eurosport, to which the American replied, “A long nap?!”. A day after the reply, Morgan wrote, “Give the girl her nap! Congrats legend.”

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Moreover, this wasn’t the first time she congratulated Shiffrin for her achievement. Either way, it was interesting to see such a conversation between the icons of the United States.