Jabeur, beaten by Elena Rybakina in last year’s Wimbledon final before also finishing runner-up at the US Open, is convinced Saudi involvement in tennis would run far smoother than it did in golf. The Saudis have been signing up veteran football stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema to play in their domestic league and are bankrolling English Premier League club Newcastle. “Believe it or not, we have the best two women in the Arabic world right now playing in tennis (herself and Egypt’s Mayar Sherif). “I believe in Saudi they’re doing great giving women more rights. Jabeur doesn’t agree and pointed out that significant progress is being made in Saudi Arabia with regard to women’s rights. That announcement drew criticism from tennis legends John McEnroe and Chris Evert. The Saudis have been increasing their global reach in recent years.Īs well as the Saudi interest in women’s tennis, ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has said the men’s tour has had “positive” discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund about a potential deal. The country has been linked with hosting the flagship end-of-season WTA Championships. WTA chief executive Steve Simon said last week that his organization is considering the “challenging topic” of taking the sport to Saudi Arabia. I hope in Saudi they will not just invest with ATP, I hope with WTA (as well),” Jabeur said after her straight sets win against Magdalena Frech in the Wimbledon first round on Tuesday. “If it benefits for the player, I’m 100 percent there. LONDON: Tunisian star Ons Jabeur has backed the Women’s Tennis Association over their decision to evaluate the potential for playing a tournament in Saudi Arabia.Īfter finishing as Wimbledon runner-up last year, Jabeur is the sport’s most prominent Arab player and her support for the WTA’s interest in the Gulf state is a significant boost to the governing body. Qatar also hosts the Asian Cup in January. Qatar under Queiroz has two continental championships to play in the next year, first with an invitation to the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June. Queiroz, who turns 70 on March 1, coached his native Portugal at the 2010 World Cup and lost in the round of 16 to eventual winner Spain. His team lost to England and the United States, though beat Wales, to place third in their group. Queiroz coached Iran at a third straight World Cup together since 2014 and again failed to advance to the round of 16. The 2026 edition in the United States, Canada and Mexico is the first 48-team finals tournament and Asia will have eight guaranteed qualifying places instead of the previous four. This time it will try to advance through the qualifying program for the first time. The Qatar Football Association hired former Real Madrid coach Queiroz until 2026 to take charge of his seventh different national team.Īs host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar lost all three group-stage games on its tournament debut in November. ![]() DOHA: Former Portugal and Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has worked at the last four World Cups and was hired on Monday by Qatar to aim for a fifth straight at the next edition hosted in North America.
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