Ons Jabeur gained't be returning to tennis at the beginning of the 2026 season as a consequence of "a cute cause" because the Tunisian tennis star declares she is anticipating her first baby with husband Karim Kamoun.
Kamoun, who serves as Jabeur's health coach, tied the knot with the WTA star in 2015. Through the years, the WTA star a number of instances expressed her need to turn out to be a mom someday. Nonetheless, she famous that it wasn't straightforward, contemplating that it could drive her to be out of tennis for at the very least one full 12 months.
However now, Jabeur and Kamoun have been prepared for that step.
"Took a bit break to reset and recharge… Seems, we’ve been planning the cutest comeback ever. The court docket should wait a bit longer, as a result of quickly… we’ll be welcoming our tiniest teammate. Child boy becoming a member of the staff in April," the 31-year-old captioned her Instagram submit.
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Jabeur stepped away from tennis throughout the summer season
Jabeur, who plummeted to No. 75 on the earth, went solely 15-15 this 12 months. And after retiring to Viktoriya Tomova within the Wimbledon first spherical – which marked her third consecutive loss – the previous world No. 2 introduced that she was ending her season to handle her well-being.
"For the previous two years I've been pushing myself so exhausting, preventing by way of accidents and going through many different challenges. However, deep down, I haven't felt comfortable on court docket for a while now. Tennis is such a phenomenal sport. However proper now I really feel it's time to take a step again and eventually put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover the enjoyment of merely dwelling," the 31-year-old wrote on Instagram.
Since Jabeur's child is anticipated to reach in April, the Tunisian will probably goal to return in late 2026 or the beginning of 2027.
