Ons Jabeur confirms she has a reasonably good relationship with Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka off the courtroom and in addition funnily revealed that they’ve gossip periods.
On the WTA Tour, the Tunisian tennis star is extensively considered one of many friendliest and most likable gamers within the locker room – so it’s by no means stunning to listen to that she is nice with somebody.
On the opposite facet, it’s also not a secret that Badosa and Sabalenka are one of many closest mates on the Tour and infrequently even refer to one another as “soulmates.”
“I mean, I’m friends with Paula and Aryna mostly, you know,” Jabeur stated on the Nothing Main podcast, which is hosted by John Isner, Sam Querrey, Jack Sock and Steve Johnson.
“We don’t hang out a lot—I probably hang out more with Paula—but, you know, we talk about stuff, we get each other’s opinion about the tour and everything around it. We gossip (laughs).”
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Jabeur cracks a Carlos Alcaraz joke
The Tunisian former world No. 2 likes to combine it when on the courtroom and the drop shot is certainly one of her most recognizable belongings.
Lately, Alcaraz additionally began doing it quite a bit.
“He has a really good drop shot because he plays tactically with it—he doesn’t always know when he’s going to use it. But I like to say he got inspired by me or something, I don’t know,” Jabeur stated.
That is when Isner chimed in and funnily acknowledged that the Spanish four-time Grand Slam champion ought to give some credit score to the 30-year-old.
“He’s got to give you a little bit of credit, in my opinion,” the previous American tennis star stated.
Jabeur responded by jokingly requesting a half of the 21-year-old Grand Slams.
“And probably half of his Grand Slams too,” she stated.
In the meantime, Jabeur began her marketing campaign at this week’s Abu Dhabi Open with back-to-back straight-set wins over Jelena Ostapenko and Wakana Sonobe.
Within the Abu Dhabi quarterfinal, she performs in opposition to Elena Rybakina.
