Ons Jabeur in Wimbledon 2023 finals: All you need to know about the Tunisian hoping to make history

Ons Jabeur has made it to the Wimbledon 2023 women’s finals. The sixth-seeded Tunisian came back from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka and reach the women’s singles final at Wimbledon for a second straight year. She is the first female tennis player to reach the Wimbledon finals for two consecutive years after Serena Williams achieved this feat in 2018-19.

She is set to face Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday, July 15.

All of Tunisia will come to a stop when Jabeur steps on centre court on Saturday but the 28-year old is hoping to make history not just for herself as she fights to win her first Grand Slam but for the Arab world as well as Africa.

One year later, @ons_jabeur has another shot at her dream ?#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/lcFIaVxT57

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 14, 2023

Facts about Ons Jabeur

1. 1. Ons Jabeur is a professional tennis player from Tunisia, now considered as one of the top female players in the world
   2. Ons Jabeur is the first Arab and African woman to make it to a Major singles final when she reached her maiden Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2022
   3. Jabeur lost to Elena Rybakina in the 2022 Wimbledon final
   4. She reached the Top 10 in 2021 and hit No 2 in the rankings on June 27, 2022 and is the highest-ranked Arab player in history
   5. She is currently ranked No 6 in the WTA Singles Ranking
   6. Jabuer defeated four consecutive Grand Slams winners to reach the ladies singles final at the All England Club. She faced down former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu in the third round, two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova in the fourth round, defending champ Rybakina in the quarters and 2023 Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka to reach the championship round.
   7. She is known as the “Minister of Happiness” in Tunisia
   8. The 28-year old hails from the historic town of Ksar Hellal and lives in Sousse
   9. Jabeur’s husband Karim Kamoun, a former fencer, has been her fitness coach for more than six years

Ons Jabeur’s journey has won praise from friends and competitors alike.

Representatives of the @Ons_Jabeur Fan Club were out in force again ??

A message from your #Wimbledon finalist! ?️ pic.twitter.com/7948DzKU5Q

— wta (@WTA) July 14, 2023

Despite losing to Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka too wished her all the best.

Thank u to those who supported me during this couple of weeks! I really enjoyed my time here at Wimbledon ?
Big congrats to @onsjabeur on an incredible performance ? I hate you now,but u know I love u anyway!??good luck in the final,you got this?

And I KNOW there’s always…

— Sabalenka Aryna (@SabalenkaA) July 13, 2023

How to watch Jabeur vs Vondrousova Wimbledon finals 2023?

The 2023 Wimbledon Women’s Final is scheduled for Saturday, July 15, on Centre Court at the All England Club in southwest London. The match is set to commence at 2 p.m. BST (9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, 5 p.m. GST, and 11 p.m. AEST in Australia).

In the UAE, Wimbledon women’s final will be shown live on BeIN Sports.

In the United States, ESPN provides linear TV coverage of the Wimbledon Finals, which can also be streamed via ESPN Plus.

In the UK, BBC broadcasts the tournament on free-to-air channels such as BBC One, BBC Two, and the Red Button. If you belong to the gang of cord-cutters, this means you can use BBC’s iPlayer, the network’s streaming platform to watch the finals online.

In Australia, the live coverage of the Wimbledon women’s final will be available on the free-to-air channel 9Gem. Additionally, the network’s streaming service, 9Now, will stream the tournament online.

In India, tennis fans can see the tournament finals live on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports Select 1 and Star Sports Select 1 HD TV channels in India.

In Canada, viewers can tune in to TSN for live coverage or stream the match through TSN Plus.

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