Tennis-Wimbledon ending fails to live up to Jabeur's fairytale dreams


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 10 Jul 2022

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2022 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts during the women's singles final against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - When Ons Jabeur sat in her courtside chair, head hanging down and staring at the worn out grass surface, it is easy to guess the anguished thoughts running through her head -- after all, this was not how she imagined her Wimbledon run would end.

Before Saturday's final against Russian-born Kazakh rival Elena Rybakina, the bubbly Tunisian had had vivid visions of "giving a good speech, holding the trophy" and seeing her name printed on the green and gold honours board at the entrance to Centre Court.

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