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An emotional Ons Jabeur said she was donating part of her WTA Finals prize money to help Palestinians after her first win at the tournament in Cancun on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Tunisian former world number two avenged her Wimbledon final loss to Marketa Vondrousova with a 6-4 6-3 straight set win, making a comeback in the semi-final race after Monday\u2019s loss to Coco Gauff.<\/p>\n
In the post match interview she fought back tears as she spoke about the ongoing conflict in Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very happy with the win but I haven\u2019t been very happy lately. The situation in the world doesn\u2019t make me happy,\u201d the three-time grand slam finalist said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I feel like…I am sorry,\u201d Jabeur said as she took a moment to regain composure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very tough seeing children and babies dying every day. It\u2019s heartbreaking. I have decided to donate part of my prize money to help the Palestinians. I can\u2019t be happy with this win.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not a political message, it is humanity,\u201d she added. \u201cI want peace in this world. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 29 year-old will face group leader Iga Swiatek in the last group stage match as she tries to reach the top four of the WTA Finals for the first time in her career, after a group stage elimination in 2022.<\/p>\n