After several disappointments Ons Jabeur since the start of this season, the Tunisian tenniswoman Ons Jabeur is about to start a new tournament. A major challenge for the one who is losing points in the WTA ranking.
Ons Jabeur, 9th in the world, begins tomorrow, his participation in the WTA 500 in Stuttgart. It is to face, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a knowledge watch, the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (16th WTA) on behalf of the 1st round.
Ons Jabeur and Ekaterina Alexandrova know each other well for having faced himself eight times in the past with an ascendant for the Russian who leads 6-2. Since 2016 in Wimbledon, the Tunisian has only established himself twice. The first time in March 2017 on behalf of the 2nd round of the Zhuhai tournament and a second time in May 2022 in the semi-finals of the Madrid tournament.
Today, the real problem of Ons Jabeur lies more in its ability to approach its matches. Physically and morally reduced, it has multiplied defeats and disappointments this year.
She started her season with the Australian Open where she was eliminated in the 2nd round, then she reached the quarter -finals of the Abu Dhabi tournament. She was eliminated in the 2nd round of the Doha tournament, then forfeited for Dubai. In Indian Wells, in Miami and recently in Charleston, she was each time eliminated in her first game.
In fact, classified 6th in the world for 23 weeks, Ons Jabeur demoted in 9th place in the WTA ranking, while it was still in 2nd place in the world a little over a year ago.
