Ons Jabeur shares important message for African girls after historic campaigns at Wimbledon and US Open × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News

Ons Jabeur shares important message for African girls after historic campaigns at Wimbledon and US Open

By Aayush Majumdar Modified 11 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Ons Jabeur gives advice to African girls after her 2022 US Open run Ons Jabeur shared some golden advice not just for upcoming tennis players, but young African girls in general, as she continues to create tennis history for Africa with her performances at the Grand Slam level. The underlying sentiment in Jabeur's appeal to youngsters back home is to "never give up." Tunisia's Ons Jabeur became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final when she reached the Wimbledon final in July. On Thursday, Jabeur became the first Arab and African female player to reach the US Open final. She has become an inspiration for rising stars back home and is already a fan favorite across the tennis world. Jabeur fell short of victory in Saturday's US Open final against World No. 1 Iga Swiatek. Dejected in defeat, Jabeur still had some invaluable words of encouragement for African girls in particular. She highlighted the challenges she herself has overcome over the years, losing many big matches before she started to win titles, en route to scaling great heights in tennis. She hopes her experience can serve as a learning example for others. "Always believing in themselves, never give up," Ons Jabuer said during her post-match press conference, when asked of her message to African girls. "Definitely that's what I was trying to do all my career. I had some ups and downs. Before, it was injuries and getting to know myself on the court. After, it was losing quarterfinals. Then it evolved to losing finals. Then getting titles. Then I moved on," Jabeur added. US Open Tennis@usopenOns Jabeur put a smile on all of our faces this #USOpen2253290Ons Jabeur put a smile on all of our faces this #USOpen https://t.co/eVMcjGRIox Jabeur said that she learned a lot from playing in tennis tournaments in Africa as a youngster. Facing strong competitors there helped her develop a fighting spirit. Jabeur hopes others too can find the right guiding force in their lives as she did. "I played a lot of African tournaments before and championships. The way they fight there and everything, it's just amazing. Hopefully just one day they can find the right person to guide them and be here. But most important not to give up," the new World No. 2 said. wta@WTAAnother incredible run, @Ons_Jabeur

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In the future maybe I can share my experience one day and show them a little bit the path - Ons Jabeur on inspiring tennis players in Tunisia and Africa

Ons Jabeur after the 2022 US Open final During her speech at the trophy ceremony after the US Open final, Ons Jabeur expressed her desire to inspire many more generations of tennis players from her country Tunisia and the African continent. She elaborated on the same in her press conference, declaring that her one big goal is to win a Grand Slam title, which could serve as a big injection of inspiration for upcoming tennis players back home. "Well, results-wise, definitely win a Grand Slam just to really show that it's not impossible for someone coming from my country, from my continent, to have that title," Ons Jabeur said. She also aims to guide them now and in the future, sharing experiences from her career and showing them the right path. Jabeur hopes to see more and more tennis players coming through from the African continent and making it big on the professional circuit. "Just keep improving. In the future maybe I can share my experience one day and show them a little bit the path. I mean, I don't want them to waste little bit their time like I did in some things because I didn't know what to do at some point. Kind of show them and guide them. Hopefully to see more and more players," she added.US Open Tennis@usopen History

Ons Jabeur is the first North African, Arab, and Tunisian woman to reach the #USOpen final.64601103 History Ons Jabeur is the first North African, Arab, and Tunisian woman to reach the #USOpen final. The US Open run propelled Ons Jabeur to the World No. 2 spot in the WTA rankings and the same will reflect officially when the rankings are updated on Monday. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Nihal Taraporvala × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी