Three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber has simply introduced that she might be retiring from professional tennis after the Paris Olympics.
Kerber, who turned 36 in January, took a break from professional tennis after 2022 Wimbledon as a result of she was pregnant however her aim proper from the beginning was to make a comeback. And at the beginning of this season, Kerber launched her post-pregnancy comeback and since then has appeared in all three Grand Slams this yr.
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However after dropping the final 5 matches and presently being ranked at No. 217 on this planet, Kerber has determined to cap off her profession by representing Germany on the Olympics for one final time.
“The end line. Earlier than the @Olympics start, I can already say that I’ll always remember #Paris2024, as a result of it will likely be my final skilled event as a tennis participant. And whereas this may really be the appropriate resolution, it’ll by no means really feel that method. Just because I like the game with all my coronary heart and I’m grateful for the reminiscences and alternatives it has given me,” Kerber introduced on Instagram.
Kerber: This may mark the end line of essentially the most unimaginable journey…
For Kerber, this might be her third and closing Olympic look. Up to now, Kerber made the 2012 London quarterfinal in her Olympic debut earlier than successful a silver medal on the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In her message, Kerber defined that the Olympics all the time got here in a particular time for her. And with that being mentioned, she found out that it could be becoming to finish her tennis journey on the Olympics.
“And now: #Paris2024 will mark the end line of essentially the most unimaginable journey I might have ever dreamed of rising up with a racket in my hand. There are various extra issues I wish to say and folks to thank, which I’ll do as soon as I accomplished my final match…however for now, I’ll take the time and absorb each second of this closing episode on courtroom. Thanks all in your help – it means the world to me,” Kerber mentioned.
