2J7C8PD Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in action against Jessica Pegula of United States, Women's Final during the Mutua Madrid Open 2022 tennis tournament on May 7, 2022 at Caja Magica stadium in Madrid, Spain - Photo: Irina R Hipolito/DPPI/LiveMedia
Ons Jabeur lost 2-6, 6-7 to world No.1 Iga Swiatek in the women’s singles final of the US Open
Ons Jabeur suffered a heart-breaking loss against the top seed and World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the final of the 2022 US Open. The Tunisian played some inspired tennis in the second set but could not stop Swiatek from claiming her third Grand Slam title.
During the trophy ceremony, the Tunisian remained restrained but upon returning to the locker room, she could not control the barrage of emotions that hit her after a second consecutive Grand Slam final defeat and burst out crying.
In photos that have surfaced online, she can be seen being comforted by her team as she let out her emotions after missing out on another chance to win her maiden Major title. Jabeur, the first Arab, African and Tunisian player to reach the final at a Grand Slam, lost out to Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon, while Swiatek put an end to her run in New York. It is indeed another reminder that sport can be very brutal.
The sight of Jabeur crying her heart out is indeed heart-breaking. Let us take a look at how fans reacted to it.
“Ons we love you”, came a pure reaction from a fan.
“Ugh. So brutal. Hope she gets her day”, wrote another fan.
“It’s an emotional sport. One player wins and one must lose. So much heart goes into it and she cries because she cares. We love her for it. @Ons_Jabeur”, tweeted another fan.
“It was really tough for me because I’m fan of Ons and I’m fan of Iga. Before match i was saying that I’ll be happy because one of them will take it. But I didn’t realize that time that one of them lose and this is the worst part. Can’t wait for her GS. Wimbledon is for ONS”, read another tweet.
“No need to cry. @Ons_JabeurPrepare hard for next tournament. You won millions of heart”, wrote another fan.
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