Wimbledon two-time champion Petra Kvitova retired from skilled tennis on the US Open on Monday, calling for the time of his profession, successful 31 titles worldwide.
The 35-year-old Czech, who gained Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and reached the second-place career-high rating, was crushed 6-1, 6-0 by France’s Diane Parry within the first spherical in New York, and fought again tears as she hugged her husband and coach Girivanek after the match.
“I hoped to do a greater present immediately,” Kvitova mentioned in an on-court interview. “However it was robust to know that it could possibly be my final match, and emotionally, it was very arduous.
“Thanks, New York for this unimaginable Grand Slam. I am so comfortable to be right here for my final dance.”
The Czech reached one other main ultimate on the 2019 Australia Open, and after returning to tour in 2017, she returned simply six months after she wanted surgical procedure to avoid wasting her profession in her left hand after preventing an intruder she shoved into her house.
Kvitova gave start to her first youngster in July 2024 and returned to tour this March.
