Although this is not a nice announcement to hear from Ons Jabeur, it feels like the right one to make. This whole season has felt so disrupted for Jabeur, who even struggled for results on her preferred grass courts and really needs this break to rehabilitate and get the treatment that her shoulder requires. And although her ranking will drop, it still comfortably enables her to enter Grand Slam draws and a lot of the bigger tournaments, so it should not be too much of an issue.
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