Ons Jabeur graces the cover of VOGUE
Credit where credit is due: After their outstanding 2022 season, the Arabic edition of VOGUE gave Ons Jabeur the cover story.
by tennisnet.com
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Dec 30, 2022, 01:18 pm
Distinctive chairs are obviously in great demand at the moment, and the seating doesn't have to be particularly comfortable. And so the photographers of the Arabic VOGUE Ons Jabeur sat down on a construction that is a bit reminiscent of the Iron Throne in the hit series Game of Thrones. Only if the readership does not know exactly where to locate Jabeur.
Of course, you don't have to explain this to tennis fans: the 28-year-old Tunisian spent the winter in second place in the WTA charts, and last season Jabeur won a really big title in Madrid. After that, there wasn't much missing in Wimbledon and at the US Open, and Ons Jabeur would even have written as a major winner. Above all, the defeat against Elena Rybakina in the final on Church Road seems in retrospect to be an almost inexplicable fall.
Duel with Swiatek
Now the editors of VOGUE have already gone a little steep on the front page. Because the fact that Jabeur claims the tennis throne for himself may correspond to the facts. But Jabeur himself will see that he is definitely in the hands of Iga Swiatek for the time being. Then again, about a year ago, it seemed like there was no getting around Ashleigh Barty. Until the Australian surprisingly said goodbye soon after her victory at the Australian Open.
This is not to be expected with Iga Swiatek. Can Ons Jabeur take the next step in the 2023 season that is now beginning? That would be good news for tennis. Because Jabeur's elegance not only adorns the cover of VOGUE. But also every tennis court on which she competes in a match.