Tunisia has honored 2022 Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur with a stamp. Jabeur has been a trailblazer for Tunisia and the Arab world. She is the highest-ranked Arab and African player in WTA history. Jabeur was one of 22 women honored with stamps by Tunisia’s postal service.

The postal service issued the stamps to celebrate the women who have defined the country on Tunisia’s National Women’s day. Tunisia celebrates National Women’s Day annually on August 13.

Ons Jabeur recently received the Order of Sports Merit from Tunisian President Kais Saied for success on the tennis court, for raising Tunisia’s profile globally, and for being an inspiration to girls.

Jabeur is one of the most well-liked players on the tour. She is funny – both in person and online- and is respected by her peers on the tour.

At the US Open, men play with the extra-felt duty ball whereas women play with the regular-felt ball. The extra felt on the ball makes a huge difference in speed and the kind of power that players can generate from the ball.

Both the extra-felt and regular-felt duty balls are made by Wilson. But the idea behind two different balls for men and women is that the tournament wants to speed up the women’s game and slow down the men’s game.

Female players such as Iga Swiatek and Ashleigh Barty (when she was active on the tour) have not been fans of the regular-felt ball. Barty’s coach once said that she will never win the US Open because of these balls.

Tournaments before the US Open in Cincinnati and Canada also use different balls for men and women. Despite the criticism, tournaments have continued using different balls for many years.

Mixed doubles matches, which feature both men and women, use regular-felt balls. As a result, male players who play mixed doubles have to play with both regular-felt and extra-felt duty balls at the US Open if they participate in other events.

Occasionally, the balls get mixed up. Players such as Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, and Madison Keys  have complained to the umpire during matches that wrong balls were mixed in.