WTA Star Ons Jabeur Reveals Her Reasoning Behind Joining Novak Djokovic’s Player-Centric Association as She States Its True ‘Goal’

Published 10/30/2023, 7:23 AM EDT

Ahead of the 2020 US Open, Novak Djokovic along with Vasek Pospisil founded the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA). The sole purpose of this association is to represent and protect the players’ interests at the biggest stage. Initially, it faced a lot of criticism for its launch in the middle of the global pandemic. The lack of female inclusions in the association also raised the eyebrows of many. But, now, females are also an active part of the association. Ons Jabeur and Paula Badosa are among some of the prominent names.

The 29-year-old Tunisian has always been outspoken. Often voicing out her opinions about the matters close to her heart, Ons Jabeur accused the tennis authorities of only listening to the top players and ignoring the rest. She revealed that before October 2021, when she had entered the top 10 for the first time she had also faced this problem. No one would listen to her and give value to her words. But with the introduction of Djokovic’s association with the players she found new hope for the tennis world. Here’s what she has revealed.

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Jabeur has signed up for the executive committee of the PTPA, earlier this year. She has said that she really wants to do something for the sport and the players involved irrespective of their rankings. She also explained how Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil had helped her know what PTPA does. Jabeur said they had helped her to learn so many things about tennis that she didn’t know as a newcomer to the tennis world.

The former World No. 2 spoke about the motivation to join the association and the confidence she felt in her voice after joining it. “Also seeing Novak all the time and seeing his knowledge about so many things outside tennis, that really also helped me a lot,” she said.

Further highlighting the goal of this massive step in general, Jabeur added, “I think we’re in the process of changing a little bit the sport in a better way and that’s the goal; to really protect the players 100 per cent and protect everyone, not just No. 1 or No. 2, to hopefully help as many players as we can.”

After voicing out for the rights off the court, the former number 2 in the world looks to make a statement in Cancun, Mexico. She will start her campaign against world number 2 Iga Swiatek, on 1 November at WTA Finals.

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Ons Jabeur has been suffering from multiple injuries after her having a stellar season in 2022. Despite, all the setbacks her consistency at the biggest stage is always the topic which is most talked about. The current number 7 in the ranking has been the runner-up in Wimbledon (2022,2023) and in the US Open in 2022. While she has been struggling for quite a while she now looks to end the year on a high note in Mexico.

Ons Jabeur is the first African and Arab woman to contest in a major singles final. Her mother introduced her to the sport at the age of 3 years. Now she’s, not only the flag bearer of her country but also the continent. An inspiration to many aspiring tennis players from Africa. Her ambition is to reach the zenith of women’s tennis. Can she restart the journey from the WTA Finals?

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Sayantan Roy is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. He has been following tennis for almost 17 years. His sheer love and enthusiasm for the racket sport has been a major influence in him wanting to build a career in sports journalism.

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Aazima Basharat

WTA Star Ons Jabeur Reveals Her Reasoning Behind Joining Novak Djokovic’s Player-Centric Association as She States Its True ‘Goal’

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