Ons Jabeur used a tissue to wipe away tears as she walked to her post-match news conference one-and-a-half hours after falling to 0-3 in Grand Slam finals by coming up short against Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon final Saturday. Know more:
Jabeur called it “the most painful loss of my career,” and was grateful for the consoling embrace she received from during the trophy presentation at Centre Court — “Hugs are always welcome,” the 28-year-old Tunisian said — and the comforting words she heard later from Kim Clijsters, the International Tennis Hall of Fame member who was defeated in her first four major finals before winning the next four.
Her day started awkwardly: Jabeur showed up to the main stadium to warm up before the match wearing black clothes, which is against the All England Club’s rules requiring white attire on the competition courts.“It was just an honest mistake,” she said. “It’s painful,” she said, “because you feel so close to achieving something that you want, and actually back to square one.”Then she went ahead 3-1 and 4-3 in the second set but again let that edge disappear.
“Many people are looking up to her and they want her to have the Grand Slam so bad,” Vondrousova said. “And I feel like she’s going to do it one day. She’s such an amazing person, and I think she has many more to come.”
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