{"id":78409,"date":"2025-01-16T08:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=78409"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:10:26","slug":"ons-jabeur-asthma-camila-osorio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/16\/ons-jabeur-asthma-camila-osorio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ons Jabeur Battles Asthma Bout in Melbourne Win Over Camila Osorio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A severe asthma episode almost hindered former World #2 Ons Jabeur\u2019s comeback at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a> on Thursday, as the Tunisian struggled to breathe and nearly contemplated quitting during her second-round win.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old, who has reached three Grand Slam finals, is striving to regain her previous ranking after a shoulder injury last year posed a threat to her career.<\/p>\n<p>However, she mentioned that asthma is now becoming a concern for her.<\/p>\n<p>Jabeur required a medical timeout during her match against Colombia\u2019s Camila Osorio to receive treatment and use her inhaler, eventually securing a 7-5, 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Very, very tough to breathe. When I was younger, I was diagnosed with asthma,&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bh6TGMeR6_A\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">she said<\/a>, adding that she may not have continued if she had lost the first set.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ons Jabeur Press Conference | Australian Open 2025 Second Round\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bh6TGMeR6_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is very tough to play. I had to kind of not play long rallies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not the best opponent when you are in this condition, but I apologized at the end of the match because I really don&#8217;t want to behave like this on the court,&#8221; adding that she doesn&#8217;t usually talk about her asthma problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will have to manage, you know, like we always do,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I will have to find a way to feel better the next two days, which I am hoping to do because this started kind of two days or three days ago. I feel like it got worse for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really just taking it one minute at a time and see how it&#8217;s going to go, but definitely I&#8217;m doing everything that I can to be ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next, Ons Jabeur faces a challenging third-round matchup against #8 seed Emma Navarro, who rallied to overcome China\u2019s Wang Xiyu in three sets on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A severe asthma episode almost hindered former World #2 Ons Jabeur\u2019s comeback at the Australian Open on Thursday, as the Tunisian struggled to breathe and nearly contemplated quitting during her second-round win. 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