“No ice cream?”- Ons Jabeur reacts to Leylah Fernandez’s smoothie-themed April Fool’s joke

Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Fernandez recently pulled a playful prank on her followers by sharing a video of herself making a smoothie. The video caught the attention of fellow player Ons Jabeur, who playfully questioned its authenticity.

Fernandez detailed her process for preparing her morning smoothie, listing the necessary ingredients such as avocados, bananas, and spinach in a video shared on her Instagram account.

Jabeur, the former World No. 2, inquired about the absence of ice cream in the video, to which Fernandez responded with disappointment, stating that there was none.

Fernandez proceeded to provide an explanation for her choice of ingredients and the amount of calories they contribute to the smoothie.

“I always start with a good avocado. I do love avocados. We will add some bananas. I do put some spinach. I don’t like to eat salad, so we always put it in smoothies,”the Canadian said.

After that, there was a twist. Leylah Fernandez began incorporating tuna and jalapeno peppers into her smoothie, providing an explanation for their inclusion.

“I know this might be a little weird for some people but I do enjoy some tuna. It’s good for protein. So, you know we are going to add some tuna to it (smoothie). A lot of people think it is wrong but we do need a jalapeno pepper. I am Latina. I love spicy food,”she said, barely controlling her laughter.

The smoothie was soon ready, but the Canadian hesitated to drink it and burst into laughter before saying:

“I ain’t drinking this. Come on guys. Did you really think I was going to mix tuna and jalapeno into my morning smoothie?”

Next, she demonstrated her typical method for preparing the smoothie, which involved using avocados, frozen bananas, almond milk, cocoa powder, and peanut butter as the main ingredients.

“How long did it take you to realize that it is April’s fools? In all seriousness Smoothie No. 2 was delicious. Very good. Cheers guys,”Leylah said inthe video.

Battle of Rising Stars: Leylah Fernandez and Ons Jabeur to Face Off at Charleston Open

Leylah Fernandez and Ons Jabeur will both participate in the Charleston Open, which signifies the start of the WTA Tour’s clay court season. Taking place at Daniel Island in South Carolina from March 30 to April 7, this tournament is the sole clay court event in North America.

Jabeur, who is the current champion at Charleston, and Fernandez have both been given byes in their first round at the tournament.

The pair have faced disappointing beginnings to the 2024 season. Fernandez was unexpectedly eliminated in her first match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, while Jabeur also experienced a similar outcome. Although the Canadian fared slightly better at the Miami Open, making it to the third round, her Tunisian counterpart also faced an early defeat.

The pair’s top performances of the season occurred in the Middle East.

Despite her strong performance, Leylah Fernandez was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open in Doha. On the other hand, Ons Jabeur also made it to the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open, but unfortunately lost to Beatriz Haddad-Maia.