"My goal is to have a baby and come back, it's now or never": Baby pain for Ons Jabeur with big caveat behind Wimbledon 2023 heartbreak

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has found herself immersed in the spotlight over the past few years, and recently opened up on the concept of starting a family during her playing career.

The 29-year old experienced a meteoric rise on the WTA tour, seeing her ranking rise as high as World No.2 in 2022. As a result, she became the highest ranked player ever from both the Africa and Arab region in both the WTA and ATP tour.

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Having children is in the cards, admits Jabeur

The World No.6 has finished runner-up at three Grand Slams, the 2022 US Open and consecutive appearances at Wimbledon in 2022 and 2023. In a recent interview, Jabeur was asked whether she had set a deadline on winning a Major title and if she would transition to a family-oriented stage of her life by having kids.

"I love kids so much, I'm a family person, I always want to have kids of my own and you know having Karim by my side like I said is also like a great person and truly would be a great father," replied Jabeur. "It wasn't actually linked you know, having a Grand Slam and having baby you know but 29-years-old my goal is to have a baby and come back, so it's the right time to do it and I feel like I'm honestly playing great tennis so if I start I'm not sure how I'm gonna come back so it's now or never to win that Slam.
"So I thought a nice break to have a beautiful family will be amazing and losing the final hurt me the most because it was a dream to win the title," said Jabeur in reference to losing the 2023 Wimbledon final.