Ons Jabeur is ending her 2024 season earlier due to a continuing shoulder injury, the three-time Grand Slam finalist announced Monday on her social media channels.
The Tunisian played just one match after Wimbledon: a 6-3, 6-1 loss to Naomi Osaka in the first round in Toronto. She was in the draw in Cincinnati, Washington, D.C. and the US Open, but never took the court. Jabeur missed a Grand Slam tournament for just the second time in the last 25 majors when she pulled out in Queens.
The Tunisian has been snake-bitten by injuries in recent seasons. In addition to her current shoulder problem, a recurring right knee issue forced her to miss the WTA 1000 event in Dubai in February during a stretch in which she lost five straight matches. She also retired from her quarterfinal match against Coco Gauff at the grass-court event in Berlin in June.
“This year has been extremely hard for me, and as athletes, we know that recovery is part of the journey,” she wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying she made the “difficult” decision in consultation with her medical team.
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