In a poignant message shared on social media by Ons Jabeur earlier this week, in which she announced she would be taking a break from professional tennis, one particular sentence stood out to me. “Right now,

Former world No. 2 Ons Jabeur will "step back" from tennis so she can heal and "rediscover the joy of simply living," she announced Thursday on social media.

Ons Jabeur, the first Arab woman to reach one of tennis's grand slam finals, is taking time away from tennis, saying she hasn't felt "truly happy" on court.