Ons Jabeur and husband Karim Kamoun enjoy their time in the "city of love" Paris ahead of French Open 2023
Ons Jabeur and her husband Karim Kamoun are enjoying their time in Paris ahead of the 2023 French Open. A Russian-Tunisian fencer, Kamoun married Jabeur back in 2015 after a few years of dating. In 2017 he took on the role of physical trainer for Jabeur, and has regularly accompanied her on the tour since then.
After a calf injury derailed her attempt at a title defense at the Madrid Open, Jabeur returned to the court in Rome. The fourth seed took on Paula Badosa in her tournament opener at the Italian Open.
Badosa ended up extending her head-to-head lead over the Tunisian to 4-1, winning the match 6-1, 6-4 in 70 minutes.
Despite her early exit in Rome, Jabeur is optimistic about her chances at the upcoming French Open if she is physically fit.
“The thing that maybe worries me is that I want to be physically 100 percent; that’s going to help me get more matches and if I can do that, if I can have a good two weeks of practice, I think I will be able to have great results at Roland-Garros," Jabeur said in a recent interview with the French Open.
On May 21, Ons Jabeur embraced the "city of love" with her husband Karim Kamoun ahead of the French Open draw ceremony. The Tunisian took to social media to share a picture of herself and Kamoun on the streets of Paris.
"Paris city of love," Jabeur wrote on her Instagram story followed by a heart emoji.
Kamoun reshared the picture on his social media as well.
Jabeur will be hoping to make a better showing in Paris than last year. She was knocked out of the 2022 French Open in the first round by Magda Linette.
"I love playing on clay" - Ons Jabeur ahead of French Open 2023
In the interview with the French Open, Ons Jabeur highlighted the importance of adapting to different court surfaces. She also expressed a particular affinity for clay courts, stating that she loves playing on them.
“The main key is that you adapt to clay, to grass, to hard courts; it’s very difficult to find a complete player. I love clay, I love playing on clay; it’s probably the only surface that I don’t need matches under my belt to play good, and I showed that in Charleston," she said.
Jabeur currently holds an 11-6 win/loss record for the season, with one title to her name — the 2023 Charleston Open.