Excited and in tears for the victory. This is how a tennis player is supposed to be, after beating her rival on the other side of the court. This was not the case with Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian player beat Marketa Vondrousova 6-4, 6-3 this Wednesday at the WTA Finals in Cancun, but this time her victory did not taste the same way: "I cannot be happy with this victory," she explained in the interview after the match against the Czech.
“The situation in the world does not make me happy," he added about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the reason why his unease is explained. Jabeur had to stop talking and hold back tears, while explaining his position regarding the war conflict. in Gaza: "It is very hard to see children and babies dying every day. It is heartbreaking."
For this reason, the number seven in world tennis has decided the following: “I will donate part of my prize money to help the Palestinians.” Furthermore, the player wanted to clarify that her proposal "is not a political message, it is humanity" and that she wants "peace in this world." “That's it," she said. The WTA Finals prize has a purse of nine million dollars.
Regarding the matches that have been recently played in the tournament, Iga Swiatek, number two in the women's ranking and leader of the group, defeated the American Coco Gauff yesterday 6-0 and 7-5. Precisely, the undefeated Pole will be Ons Jabeur's next rival who will seek a ticket to the semifinals.
The American Jessica Pegula, who already has a guaranteed spot in this round, will play today against the Greek María Sakkari in the closing of the Bacalar group. The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and the Kazakh Elena Rybakina will also do the same, in a duel whose winner will advance to the best four phase.
