Jabeur To Step Back From Tennis For Own Wellbeing

Ons Jabeur has said she is to return a "step back" from tennis for her ain wellbeing.

The WTA announced, external connected Thursday that nan Tunisian had withdrawn from nan upcoming Montreal Open and added that nan 30-year-old was "the only subordinate successful nan apical 99 who has not entered adjacent month's US Open".

"For nan past 2 years I've been pushing myself truthful hard, fighting done injuries and facing galore different challenges," wrote Jabeur successful a societal media post.

"But, heavy down, I haven't felt happy connected tribunal for immoderate clip now.

"Tennis is specified a beautiful sport. But correct now I consciousness it's clip to return a measurement backmost and yet put myself first: to breathe, to heal, and to rediscover nan joyousness of simply living."

Jabeur has been arsenic precocious arsenic number 2 successful nan women's rankings but has now dropped to 71st successful nan world.

A two-time Wimbledon runner-up, she retired from her first information match astatine nan All England Club this twelvemonth arsenic she struggled connected nan tournament's hottest ever opening day.

Following her Wimbeldon exit, Jabeur said: "I'm beautiful sad, it really doesn't really thief pinch my assurance and what I support pushing myself to do, moreover though it has been a very reliable play for me."

She added that she would remainder and conscionable "try to disconnect a small spot from tennis" and walk immoderate clip pinch her family.