Ons Jabeur fulfills long time ambition which caused previous Wimbledon heartache, set to become a mother in 2026

Ons Jabeur will become a mother for the first time confirming that she will be delaying her comeback to the sport for the foreseeable with her and husband Karim Kamoun expecting their first child together.

The former World No.2 took an indefinite hiatus from tennis earlier this year and she has now shared her pregnancy news on social media. This is also heartwarming given the sacrifice that Jabeur was willing to take previously that she couldn't to have a child.

“Took a little break to reset and recharge...Turns out, we've been planning the cutest comeback ever," she penned on Instagram.

"The court will have to wait a little longer, because soon... we'll be welcoming our tiniest teammate. Baby boy joining the team in April.'

That sacrifice was leaving the tour in order to have a baby if she would've won Wimbledon, she has twice been a finalist and this revelation added to the sense of heartbreak. She was left shocked by both Elena Rybakina and mostly Marketa Vondrousova in finals at SW19, the latter she was seen as big favourite.

But after that point in her career mainly also due to injury, Jabeur slid down the rankings and took an indefinite break earlier this year as it all took its toll. Now though instead of injury news, it is happy news as she confirmed that she will get to become a mother just like she always has wanted to. Perhaps apt given that she is off the court and taking time away that she gets this chance to achieve something she has always yearned for.

“People think I have this pressure because I want to do it for other people, which is not true. There was a personal thing going on there. I win that [final], I could have a baby right away,” Jabeur said in her documentary, This Is Me.

“And that dream faded. I was haunted by fear. After all, I’m just a human being, what can I do more? It was the toughest loss of my career because emotionally it destroyed me, not only winning Wimbledon, but the idea of having a baby just vanished with the trophy of Wimbledon. So I think that’s what killed me and Karim, we were crying like babies.”

Despite having a break from the sport, she reaffirmed her commitment last week to return to the sport and that she wouldn't be retiring albeit of course that is now on hold. She said at the WTA Finals in an ambassadorial role that she will come back. Albeit she said someday and that kind of now gives it away given the announcement today. “I was kind of scared, and I was thinking like, ‘What if I never find joy on the tennis court ever again?’ But I don't think that will be the case. And I'm not retiring like most of the people think, I'll be coming back someday,” Jabeur told The National.

She confirmed it together with her long-time coach and husband Karim Kamoun, a constant source of support for the Tunisian who reached as high as World No.2 and is very much a fans favourite.