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Ons Jabeur Retires Heartbreakingly Amid Breathing Struggles

7/1/2025

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Ons Jabeur, the resilient two-time Wimbledon runner-up from Tunisia, faced a heartbreaking retirement in her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova, struggling with breathing difficulties while trailing 7-6 (5), 2-0. The emotional 30-year-old voiced her disappointment, saying, “I didn’t expect to feel this bad,” as she grapples with the weight of her injury woes this season.

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Ons Jabeur, the resilient two-time Wimbledon runner-up from Tunisia, faced a heartbreaking retirement in her first-round match against Viktoriya Tomova, struggling with breathing difficulties while trailing 7-6 (5), 2-0. The emotional 30-year-old voiced her disappointment, saying, “I didn’t expect to feel this bad,” as she grapples with the weight of her injury woes this season.