Amid the release of Netflix Break Point's latest season in the New Year, tennis fans will also be treated to a new film following the fortunes of Ons Jabeur and her story. But also revealed a heartbreaking effect of her second Wimbledon loss.
Jabeur lost out to Marketa Vondrousova in her second consecutive final at Wimbledon with the Tunisian only just recovering by the end of the season looking dejected for the most part at the US Open and taking time away from the sport to deal with it.
After losing to Elena Rybakina the year before, Jabeur had another fairytale run at SW19 and had the fans behind her but ran out of steam in the biggest match of her career yet as she failed to deliver on Grand Slam expectations. But also it prolonged her current stint of her career slightly.
Jabeur admitted that she was planning to have a baby with husband Karin Kamoun and the thought of this 'vanished' after she lost the Wimbledon final after also setting the goal that she would try to become a mother in event of becoming a Grand Slam champion.
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"It was the tournament where I said…I’m going to win it and then maybe take a break and have a baby. So not only not winning Wimbledon, but the idea of having a baby vanished with the trophy.”
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In a soon-to-be-released film, Ons Jabeur reveals she was ready to take a break from tennis to become a mother, had she realized her dream of winning a Grand Slam - but then 'the idea of having a baby vanished with the trophy of Wimbledon’
That surely offers a new perspective...
Matt Critchley
@MattCritchley1
The film is ready! My last 9 months has been dedicated to Producing a film about @Ons_Jabeur who battled against the odds to reach the Wimbledon Final - then lost it. But that is only a tiny part of her story.
Hugely proud of what we’ve achieved, this is a taster of what’s coming