“I have been called terrorist so many times”

Ons Jabeur seeks to stick his career close to the place where the injuries have broken it in the last two seasons. Last year, the one from the shoulder, from August, forced her to end her participation in tournaments.

In 2025, just three months after returning to the land, Tunisianca left the Miami contest in tears, after suffering a stretch in the match against Jasmine Paolini. Since then, he returned to competitions in Madrid, where he lost in the first round in front of Japanese Moyuka Uchijima.

In Rome, however, he was lucky: he advanced without playing any ranges until the third round, after he had a first round, as a favorite 27, then benefited from Petra Kvitova's forfin.

Ons Jabeur, affected by the situation in Gaza

But not the Balan Victorii-Friends presses the hardest heart of Jabeur. Two weeks ago, the UN World Food Program – whose ambassador of goodwill is from February 2024 – announced that it was left without food in Gaza, as a result of the blockade imposed by Israel on the aids entering the enclave.

Pam, once an essential source of food for the inhabitants of Gaza, could not deliver supplies for more than two months, being completely isolated from the closing of the borders.

“They do an extraordinary job,” Jabeur told Rome about those involved in the program. “Try to push and push, but unfortunately, when you close the border and try to starve children and a lot of other people to death, it is very inhuman. We are in 2025 and I can't believe this is happening“, Ons believes.

When Jabeur first saw pictures of the famine and suffering in Gaza in news and social networks, he felt “very limited” in terms of his ability to help. She says she was crying frequently after her meetings with those in the world food program.

Ons Jabeur on a visit to Egypt as part of the World Photo Food Program: Instagram

Ons Jabeur: “I don't know what this has to do. I try to help people”

“One of the boys in Palestine asked,” Are we people? “, She said for the WTA site. “To ask at least this question means that you live in hell. I know that Pam pressure to bring food there, even if a lot of volunteers were killed. It's a terrible world now and I don't know how people think”.

Tunisianca says that she has witnessed what can happen to pro-Palestine voices around the world-public criticisms, threats with legal actions, even deportation. She also went through that.

“I have been called terrorist so many times“She said.”I don't know what this has to do. I try to help people, and especially children who die of hunger“Jabeur intends to continue to use their voice and platform, in the hope that those in power will act.” This cannot be considered normal, “she said.

Ons Jabeur: “I felt the need to connect with God”

Ons Jabeur and her husband, Karim Kamoun, in the pilgrimage to Mecca Photo: Instagram

In December 2024, she did the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca with her husband, Karim Kamoun. It was a trip that she wanted to do for many years, and lately she has gained a lot of consolation by her faith.

“My religion has always been a personal thing, as I think it should be for anyone,” Jabeur said. “But I felt the need to connect with God. Mecca is an unbelievable spiritual place. I felt very relaxed and quiet. I prayed a lot – for Palestine, for my family, for my health”She told for the same source.

3Grand Slam finals have ons jabeur in his track record, Roland Garros 2022, Wimbledon 2022 and 2023

Jabeur also feels that she still has things to do in her sports career. She is rationally aware that her success so far is a spectacular one, but emotionally it is still difficult to admit this.

“We, tennis players, are greedy,” she said. “We always want more, and more, and more. I try to remember every day that what I did is incredible. But I still think something is missing. I am waiting for the right moment and I feel in my soul that will come”, Concluded Ons Jabeur.