US Open: African Tennis Star, Jabeur speaks after losing out in final

Tunisian Tennis star, Ons Jabeur has promised to keep on going in her career despite finishing second in the US open final where she lost the final to Iga Swiatek  of Poland.

The African Tennis star lost in two staright set 6-2, 7-6  to lose the US open final.

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The US open marked her second straight major title this year and the third overall in her career.

Jabeur is still trying for her first, having come up short at Wimbledon in her initial attempt.

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The No. 5 seed had mostly rolled through the U.S. Open, dropping just one set before running into the best player in the sport

“Definitely I’m not someone that’s going to give up,” Jabeur said. “I am sure I’m going to be in the final again. I will try my best to win it. I’m not sure, but I know I will do my best.”

The Tunisian will move to No. 2 in the WTA rankings next week. But she really wants that Grand Slam trophy, which would be the first by an African and Arab woman in the professional era, which dates to 1968.

Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association, achieved on 27 June 2022. Jabeur is the current No. 1 Tunisian player, and the highest-ranked African and Arab tennis player in WTA and ATP rankings history.

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