Ons Jabeur has announced that she will be taking a hiatus from professional tennis after admitting she had not “truly felt happy” for several months.
Former world No 2 Jabeur previously ended her 2024 season early last summer, announcing in September she would not play until the following year after a string of injury issues.
However, the Tunisian has continued to struggle throughout 2025, culminating in an opening-round retirement at Wimbledon this year.
Twice a finalist at the All England Club, the 31-year-old was trailing Viktoriya Tomova 7-6(5), 2-0 when she was forced to call it quits due to breathing difficulties.
Jabuer has a 15-15 win-loss record for 2025 and has fallen down to 71st in the WTA Rankings, having already dropped from a year-end ranking of No 6 in 2023 to No 42 by