Ons Jabeur is not one of the players who has been afflicted by a mysterious illness that has struck the 2023 US Open. The others have been afflicted with a stomach ailment of some sort, whereas the Tunisians just have the flu.
Emil Ruusuvuori was forced to withdraw from the competition due to sickness while Dominic Thiem and Christopher Eubanks appeared to be affected throughout their matches.
Ons Jabeur was questioned by the media on Thursday in New York following her victory over Linda Noskova in the second round about whether or not she suffered the same illness as other athletes. She explained: “Actually my stomach is fine. It’s not the stomach. I think I got a flu or something. I know some other players have stomach issues. Not me, thankfully.”
Jabeur further added: “I’m a zombie because I have the flu, otherwise… No, honestly I talked about this. I took a vacation after Wimbledon. I think that really helped me kind of take a second breath for the rest of the season.”
Jabeur at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWWLWWW Currently ranked no.5, Ons has managed to achieve an overall 26-11 win-loss record in 2023. Ons is now having a run at the U.S. Open where she managed to beat the world no.68 Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 7-5 7-64 and the world no.41 Linda Noskova 7-67 4-6 6-3.
Ons Jabeur will square off with the world no.31 Marie Bouzkova in the 3rd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jabeur.
The Tunisian has won 1 title in 2023 in Charleston. The Tunisian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Ons won 4 titles in her career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
