In a Facebook post published on his official page, the British Embassy in Tunis was sorry that the parents of Ons Jabeur cannot go and see her play his Wimbledon final, Visa must.
The embassy says that she will “see what happened”, in a brief publication that is starting to make controversy.
The embassy has shown, all the same, all its support for the Tunisian champion wishing her all the success.
Ons Jabeur is about to write history. She who competes this Saturday, July 9, 2022 her first Grand Chelem final, that of Wimbledon, wants to become the first Tunisian, African and Arab to win such a prestigious title.
Yesterday Friday, in a column that she published in the columns of the BBC site, Ons Jabeur did not hide his disappointment given that his family will not be in Wimbledon to see her play.
“My brother Hatem plans to come from Tunisia and I hope he will be there on Saturday, but unfortunately the other members of my family have no visa. It will be difficult for them, but they will encourage me at home. My parents Samira and Ridha and my sister Yasmine cannot come to London, but it would be great if Hatem, and perhaps my brother-in-law, were here, “she explained.