"Being the only Arab on tour is not easy" says Ons Jabeur

Ons Jabeur recently became the first Arab woman to win a WTA tour-level and it capped off a long journey for the Tunisian player.

It was never an easy journey but Jabeur found a way to become successful coming from a part of the world where tennis is not widely established. After defeating Venus Williams at Wimbledon she even admitted it's not easy:

"Being the only Arab is not easy to be on tour right now. Hopefully, you never know. Maybe now someone is watching and wants to be here in my place. I just want to say if I did it, it’s not impossible."

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Ons is hoping to share an inspirational message in order to bring more people from her background to the tour. Jabeur said her ultimate goal was:

"Like I said before, I always try to inspire other generations."

Venus Williams was also complementary of Jabeur and what she has done saying:

"You’re gonna see a whole other generation of women from North Africa coming into tennis. It’s going to be all owed to her."