Overview

• Ons Jabeur announced that she is taking an open-ended break from professional tennis to focus on healing.
• She cited two years of persistent injuries, mounting mental fatigue and sustained online harassment as drivers of her decision.
• Jabeur’s form declined after she reached the finals of Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023 and the US Open in 2022, and she now sits at world No. 71.
• Her last match was a first-round retirement at Wimbledon in late June after struggling with physical setbacks.
• The 30-year-old Tunisian left her comeback timeline unspecified and drew attention to athlete mental health and online abuse.