Jabeur, about her new chapter: "I am not retiring as many thought, I will come back"

Ons Jabeur offers her first interview after announcing she is pregnant, and assures that she will not hang up her racket for the moment.

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 18 Nov 2025 | 14.34
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Jabeur, on her new chapter: "I am not retiring as many thought, I will be back." Photo: Getty
Jabeur, on her new chapter: "I am not retiring as many thought, I will be back." Photo: Getty

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Rumors were circulating about the retirement of Ons Jabeur due to her lack of activity on the circuit, having played her last match at Wimbledon and after a rather negative streak in terms of injuries, but the Tunisian tennis player surprised everyone at the end of this season.

While most were already focusing on the preseason and goals to achieve in the upcoming year, Ons Jabeur surprised by announcing her pregnancy. Despite not playing in these recent months, Ons was present at WTA Finals events as a tennis ambassador.

Now, Ons Jabeur herself stepped up to talk about her happy personal situation, all this just weeks after clarifying that she does not think about retiring: "If I had won the Wimbledon final in 2023, I could have had a baby right away, but that dream faded. Fears tormented me," confessed Jabeur in her documentary This is me, as reported by The National News.

Jabeur and the WTA Maternity Program

"We have been planning the most tender comeback of all... A baby joins the team in April! It surprised us, and at first, we couldn't believe it, but we were happy," explained the Tunisian to the newspaper. "The maternity program is incredible, and I want to thank PIF and the WTA for making it possible. I spoke with people from PIF in Saudi Arabia and I think it will help us a lot, and certainly me too. I will participate and hope it facilitates my return."

Ons Jabeur

"I am not retiring as many thought; I will return someday," Ons made it clear, advancing with her projects for her own tennis academy. "Maybe it's a way to rediscover joy on the court because seeing the innocence of children... there is nothing better. Perhaps it will remind me of when I was young and how much fun I had.

You don't have to become a Wimbledon, US Open, Roland Garros, or Australian Open champion. You can simply come to have fun, there's no pressure. This world is made up of very diverse people: some just want to learn to play tennis, others dream of being number one, and others simply want to add tennis to their list of things to do."

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