Ons Jabeur Reveals Hardest Opponents, Pregnancy Journey, & More | Love All w/ Kim Clijsters
Love All with Kim ClijstersShow Notes
Join 4-time Grand Slam Champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley as they kick off the 2026 tennis season with an exclusive interview with the legendary Ons Jabeur.
In this episode, Ons Jabeur opens up about her pregnancy, her experiences with the PIF maternity program, and her official timeline for a comeback in late 2026. Plus, Kim Clijsters provides a personal update on her Achilles recovery and shares her "tennis eye" analysis on the current state of the tour.
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⏰TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Welcome to Love All
3:34 Kim’s Health Update: Recovering from a ruptured Achilles
4:47 Bonding with Holger Rune over injury rehab
5:45 “Henley’s Headlines”
6:19 Battle of the Sexes
9:54 Venus Williams’ AO Wildcard
12:25 Maria Sakkari’s Strong Start
14:13 Bouzas Maneiro beats Coco Gauff
17:49 Hubi Hurkacz beats Alexander Zverev
20:04 Ons Jabeur Joins the Show
21:18 Jabeur Pregnancy Update
23:56 Ons’ goal to return to the tour by late 2026/early 2027
28:02 Grand Slam pressure vs. starting a family
31:09 Why Ons stays late to sign every autograph
35:45 PIF Maternity Program
38:09 Protected Rankings for a return to the Grand Slams
39:49 Scouting Aryna Sabalenka
42:21 Scouting Iga Świątek
44:00 Scouting Coco Gauff
46:45 How Ons changed her grip as a junior
48:16 Scouting Mirra Andreeva
49:37 Why Ons doesn’t like watching tennis as a fan
51:23 Sakkari’s fitness and backhand improvements
53:16 Reliving the Semifinal
54:04 Favorite meal
55:19 Alternate Career
56:18 The Best Advice
58:25 Ons’ obsession with Harley Davidsons
1:01:19 Favorite Follows Segment
1:03:41 Closing thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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