One of the vital versatile gamers in tennis will name it a profession after the Paris Olympics.
Germany’s Angelique Kerber introduced Thursday she is going to retire after taking part in singles and doubles at Roland Garros.
The 36-year-old Kerber is the one lively WTA participant to win singles titles at three of the 4 Grand Slams — the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 U.S. Open and 2018 Wimbledon. She twice reached the quarterfinals on the French Open, performed on the identical courts because the Olympics.
Kerber received 14 general titles and spent 34 weeks because the world No. 1 participant. She returned to the tour this yr after being off for a yr and a half.
“The Olympics, I’ve participated in up to now, have been extra than simply competitions as they characterize totally different chapters of my life as a tennis participant: the climb, the height… and now, the end line,” Kerber wrote on Instagram.
Kerber will face Japan’s Naomi Osaka in a marquee first-round match in Paris.
In the meantime, Nice Britain nice Andy Murray introduced he’s withdrawing from the Olympic singles competitors to focus strictly on doubles with Dan Evans.
Murray, who has been coping with a again harm, already has confirmed he’ll retire after the Olympics.
