Ons Jabeur is still in the mood to “keep chasing” her dreams. As she tries to move ahead from the 2023 disappointment, she thinks about it as she is constantly reminded of her defeat. The Tunisian WTA star offered a comedic attitude to the matter, “learning from experiences.” Following her recent response to an interview, during training sessions, Jabeur showed a true champion in her with her refreshing take on failures.

The official YouTube channel of Wimbledon shared a video where Jabeur was reminded of her last year’s loss at the British Slam finals during her practice session for Wimbledon 2024. When the interviewer asked whether this Tunisian WTA star recalled that yesterday was her first attendance to the British grass court in all white after last year’s heartbreak in the finals, Jabeur dropped a cheeky response. “You know they mentioned like 5000 times so it’s hard to forget,” said the Tunisian WTA star.

Jabeur has had a demotivating time in Wimbledon since 2022. Despite reaching the finals against Elena Rybakina, Jabeur fell short against the Kazakhstani player following a 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 defeat. Next year, following sheer hard work, this world number 10 tennis player again reached the Wimbledon finals the next year but lost to Czechia’s Markéta Vondroušová by 4-6, 4-6.

The second loss at the finals shattered Ons Jabeur as she almost broke down in tears after the match. “It will be tough to speak because this is very tough. 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,” she said in the post-match interview.

However, this time, Jabeur felt more practical about her performance at the upcoming Grand Slam event. Taking a lesson from her past failures, Jabeur said, “I feel it’s great what I achieved. Obviously, it becomes more and more personal for me because it’s always tough to arrive to the final and not win it. But I’m going to keep chasing my dream and what I’ve learned is that I shouldn’t be afraid of failing because that’s where I’m really courageous.”

Ons Jabeur’s response to her Wimbledon 2023 defeat expresses that she had found a way to be humorous about it. In fact, she is motivated to take her failures sportingly and use them to do better in the future. Last year, two of Jabeur’s dreams were shattered after losing the Wimbledon final. She later clarified her statement and showed rock-solid support for her achievements to date.

Ons Jabeur sees her continuous failures at Grand Slam finals as a sign of “being a strong woman”

After Jabeur’s second defeat at the Wimbledon final, she attracted a lot of headlines following the media, linking her Grand Slam dream with her ambitions for motherhood. However, Jabeur cleared the air as she said, “It wasn’t actually linked, you know, Grand Slam and having a baby. But you know, I am 29 years old. My goal is to have a baby at comeback, it’s the right time to do it.

She further said, “And I feel like I am honestly playing great tennis, so if I stopped, I am not sure how I am gonna comeback, it’s now or never to win Grand Slam. So, I thought going to the final, and if I can win, I can rest a bit even my body is little bit exhausted from playing the tournaments.”

However, she is not in a do-or-die situation as she further revealed how she channeled her failures as motivation for her next tournaments. Ons Jabeur’s cheeky response to the interviewer represented her fun-loving mentality to the tennis fraternity again. This time, the Tunisian WTA star looks to have a big wide smile after lifting the trophy.