The 29-year-old Tunisian tennis player, Ons Jabeur, is a source of inspiration for women and youth around the world. Despite being a fierce competitor on the court, she’s known for her warmth and generosity towards her fans and opponents. The Peace Champion of the Year 2022 has always been quite vocal about social issues in the North African region and the Middle East. She has yet again stepped up to the plate to shine the light on an ongoing global crisis. Let’s find out more about this.

Ons Jabeur had earned her first win of the week against Marketa Vondrousova on Thursday at the WTA Finals. Although she got a comfortable victory over the Czech star, she revealed she hasn’t been happy recently, as she is worried about what’s happening right now in Gaza, Palestine.

Ons Jabeur gets emotional and wishes she knew magic like Harry Potter

Heartbroken Ons Jabeur looked sad after her defeat to Iga Swiatek recently at the WTA Finals. A win against the world number 2 would have almost secured her place in the semifinals of the tournament. But it didn’t happen. Iga Swiatek defeated Jabeur 6-1,6-2 to seal her place in the match against the world number 1 Sabalenka in the semis. Despite the defeat, Jabeur looked more disturbed by the war in Gaza. She wished she had the magical powers to stop all the wars happening around the world. Here is what she said about wars after the match via Cancun Press.

?I?ve been growing up with this war. It?s been going on for so many years. I feel like this time it?s more & more. It?s definitely not helping me emotionally. It?s very sad. I feel hopeless. I just wish peace & I wish this thing would end. If I had magic like Harry Potter, I would stop every war right now,? Ons Jabeur.

Ons Jabeur had a stellar campaign last year with several outstanding performances. She had won her maiden WTA 1000 title in Madrid along with reaching the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open. But this year, she has been plagued with health issues and numerous injuries which took her out for a significant time. The 29-year-old looked for a comeback in Cancun, but it didn’t go as she would’ve wanted. But that doesn’t stop her from being an inspiration to her fans.

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Jabeur is an inspiration to aspiring tennis players from Tunisia and the Arab world

Ons Jabeur has achieved quite a few remarkable feats in her career so far. Besides becoming the first African and Arab to contest in a major singles final, she’s in fact the highest-ranked player to have played the sport from that part of the world. She is also the first Arab woman to reach the QFs of the Australian Open (2020).?

Her success story is nothing but a roadmap to all the young ladies who want to follow in her footsteps and carry on her legacy of putting Tunisia on the map in the tennis world. With all her achievements and success on the tour, her voice has now become far-reaching among people, across continents, and she knows that very well. Can the ‘Minister of Happiness‘ yet again make the world happy with her infectious smile amid all these turmoils?

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