{"id":18364,"date":"2026-04-22T20:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccer90mins.com\/?p=18364"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:21:45","slug":"congratulations-ons-jabeur-announces-birth-of-tiny-miracle-son-elyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soccer90mins.com\/?p=18364","title":{"rendered":"CONGRATULATIONS: Ons Jabeur announces birth of \u201ctiny miracle\u201d son Elyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8 body-parts-center\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-markdown-stories\">\n<p>Ons Jabeur gave birth to her first child this week, the former world No. 2 announcing the arrival of son Elyan on Instagram alongside husband Karim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA tiny miracle, a lifetime of love \ud83e\udd0d\u201d Jabeur wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. \u201cWelcoming our baby boy, Elyan Kammoun 20\/04\/2026 \u267e\ufe0f \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Jabeur first revealed her pregnancy back in November, having been off the court since retiring from the first round of Wimbledon in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-12 body-parts-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8 body-parts-center\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--oembed oc-c-body-part--instagram\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZ7Wu1jUK2\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=548&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fons-jabeur-announces-birth-of-tiny-miracle-son-elyan#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A20889%7D\" height=\"1096\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8 body-parts-center\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-markdown-stories\">\n<p>\u201cTook a little break to reset and recharge\u2026 Turns out, we\u2019ve been planning the cutest comeback ever,\u201d\u00a0Jabeur wrote at the time. \u201cThe court will have to wait a little longer, because soon we\u2019ll be welcoming our tiniest teammate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations poured in from her fellow players on Instagram, including comments from Paula Badosa, Belinda Bencic, and Billie Jean King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t wait to meet him,\u201d wrote Badosa.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved three-time Grand Slam finalist has stayed close to the game through her maternity leave, launching a YouTube series featuring an interview\u00a0with fellow former No. 2 Badosa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ons-Jabeur-with-Elyan-Kammoun.jpg\" alt=\"Former world No 2 Ons Jabeur gives birth as Coco Gauff, Emma Raducanu,  Paula Badosa send messages\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8 body-parts-center\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--jwvideo\">\n<article class=\"fm-card\">\n<h5>Ons Jabeur praises (and pranks) Mirra Andreeva in Rome<\/h5>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8 body-parts-center\">\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-markdown-stories\">\n<p>Jabeur discussed hopes for a comeback and plans to \u201ccompete for a couple more years,\u201d in an interview with Vogue Arabia in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to give myself the time to see how my body will react,&#8221;\u00a0Jabeur told Christine van Deemter in an interview for Arab Mother&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want him to be creative, to make jokes,\u201d she added of her hopes for her son. \u201cMost important is that he&#8217;s a good person and makes a change in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jabeur has been a trailblazer for African and Arab tennis, winning a WTA 1000 title at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open in addition to her three major finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Ons Jabeur gave birth to her first child this week, the former world No. 2 announcing the arrival of son Elyan on Instagram alongside husband <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/soccer90mins.com\/?p=18364\" title=\"CONGRATULATIONS: Ons Jabeur announces birth of \u201ctiny miracle\u201d son 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