Barbora Strycova (Photo Credit: Reuters)
Barbora Strycova, 35, introduced her retirement from tennis however hopes for one final recreation with viewers after she provides beginning.
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- (*35*)Last Updated:May 04, 2021, 18:48 IST
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Czech doubles specialist Barbora Strycova, who introduced her first being pregnant in March, mentioned Tuesday she was retiring from tennis, hoping for one final recreation after she provides beginning. Currently ranked second in doubles and 52nd in singles, Strycova, 35, gained the Wimbledon doubles title with Hsieh Su-wei in 2019 and reached the singles semi-finals there the identical 12 months, her greatest Grand Slam outcomes ever. “I wish to play yet one more recreation with an viewers,” the former world number one-ranked doubles player told reporters in Prague.
“I’m bidding farewell to my career and I don’t expect to get back to the tour, but I would like to say goodbye to the fans,” mentioned Strycova who has her eyes on a farewell journey to the All England Club in 2022. “Wimbledon can be a dream, but when it doesn’t work out, I’ll do one thing right here within the Czech Republic,” she said.
Strycova, who last played at the Australian Open in January, has won two singles titles, reaching a career high ranking of 16, as well as 31 doubles WTA trophies overall.
She also won the bronze in women’s doubles with Lucie Safarova at the 2016 Olympics at Rio.
“I have always given my very best. I have never given up and that’s what matters most,” Strycova mentioned trying again at her profession.
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