FLASHBACK: Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur shared a sweet moment when the Tunisian was forced to retire from the semifinal match at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a calf injury.

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Athletes and celebrities everywhere, you're on notice: Who wants to play doubles with Ons Jabeur?

Tennis fans might remember that last month, self-described Internet friends world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin linked up for an Instagram Live, and made a pact to play doubles together. In workshopping ideas for the team to face them, Swiatek suggested Shiffrin's boyfriend, Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, and Ons Jabeur join them.

It didn't take long for Jabeur to take up the bet, but she put American soccer star Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup champion and Olympic medalist, at the top of her wish list of potential playing partners.

"Maybe you wanna play with me, how is your serve?" she tweeted, tagging Morgan's handle.

On Tuesday, Jabeur finally got her answer, and unfortunately for the Tunisian, she'll have to go back to the drawing board in her search for a celebrity partner.

"Love the game but not my serve," Morgan wrote on Twitter. "I’ll be watching though!"

(Maybe the prolific goal-scorer could take a turn in the umpire's chair?)

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Jabeur's quest for a 'yes' is likely on hold for now, as the Tunisian races to get fully fit ahead of Roland Garros, which begins in less than two weeks. The world No. 7 was forced out of the Mutua Madrid Open due to a calf injury she suffered against Swiatek in the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in April, and lost the first match of her return to Paula Badosa in Rome.

It was the second injury of Jabeur's season, after minor knee surgery forced her to miss tournaments in both Doha and Dubai in February.