Quote of the Day: Ons Jabeur, Minister of Happiness, departs London with “a big smile always”

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Back home in Tunisia, Ons Jabeur’s fans call her the Minister of Happiness—a nickname that has now gone global after the world No. 2’s Wimbledon exploits.

Jabeur’s breakthrough run at SW19 came to an end on Saturday at the hands of Elena Rybakina, who came back from a set down to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2—becoming the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles trophy in the process.

But that doesn’t mean that the good vibes are over for the affable Tunisian.

After all, she’s made some history of her own this fortnight, as the first woman from Africa in the Open Era and the first Arab player ever to get to a Grand Slam final.

Despite being heartbroken by the loss, Jabeur was far from defeated in her Wimbledon post-final press conference:

Q. As the 'Minister of Happiness', when you leave London, will you be happy? What will your emotions be?

ONS JABEUR: Always happy. Like Bob Marley said, Don't worry, be happy.

You know, I really gave it all these two weeks. It's been amazing. A lot of great memories here with the crowd, with you guys. It's really amazing.

Of course, I will leave happy, with a smile, a big smile, always. Tennis is just a sport for me. The most important thing [is] that I feel good about myself.

And Jabeur is in fact feeling really good about herself, and her tennis—as she well should be, after capping off a career-best grass-court swing with a major breakthrough. The 27-year-old bounced back from a disappointing Roland Garros first-round exit by winning her first grass-court title in Berlin, reaching a semifinal in doubles with Serena Williams in Eastbourne and then backing it all up at Wimbledon.

The world No. 2 is also already looking ahead to the North American hard-court swing, which culminates at the US Open at the end of summer. She dropped her upcoming schedule during her post-match press conference, and confirmed her participation in San Jose, Toronto and Cincinnati in the build-up to the final Grand Slam of the year.

“I really cannot wait to play my next tournament, especially that I'm going to the States,” Jabeur said. “I know there is a lot of crazy fans there.

“This is just the beginning of so many things. I'm very positive about it. I wanted really bad that title. Maybe because I want it too much, I didn't have it.

“Just the beginning of great things for me. I'm really trying to stay positive, to really continue, get the more titles that I want.”