Ons Jabeur says last year’s pain of defeat is spurring her on for Wimbledon

Netflix documentary charting run to the final ‘very emotional’Wimbledon champion Rybakina racing for fitness to defend title

Ons Jabeur says that she and her husband cried as they watched footage of her historic run to the Wimbledon final last year on Break Point, the Netflix tennis docuseries, and that her crushing defeat against Elena Rybakina can serve as motivation for her to take the final step in her career eventually and become Wimbledon champion.

“It was very emotional. I saw it, actually, before, and I haven’t watched it again,” Jabeur said as she prepared for the Eastbourne International this week. “But I don’t think I will because it’s very emotional, very tough to watch it. Great memories, but especially after the final was very emotional. Me and my husband, we cried when we watched it.”

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