Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has introduced her retirement from skilled tennis with the US Open being her remaining match.
The Czech left-hander was the primary participant born within the Nineteen Nineties to win a Grand Slam title when she defeated Maria Sharapova within the 2011 remaining.
Kvitova went on to reclaim the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2014 – defeating Canadian Eugenie Bouchard for the lack of simply three video games.
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Varvara Gracheva got here from a set all the way down to defeat Petra Kvitova after which she paid tribute to the previous world No 2
The 35-year-old, who was awarded a wild card for this yr’s Wimbledon, is at the moment ranked world No 572 and returned from a 17-month maternity break final February.
“I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon one more time, a place that holds the most cherished memories in my career for me,” Kvitova wrote in a press release.
“And while I am not entirely sure yet what my hardcourt swing in the US will look like, I am intending to finish my active playing career at the US Open in New York later this summer.”
“I could not have asked or wished for anything more – tennis has given me everything I have today, and I will continue to be forever grateful to this beautiful sport that I love.”
Since her return on the ATX Open in Austin, Kvitova has misplaced six of her seven matches, along with her solely win coming within the first spherical in Rome.
She additionally competed in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, the French Open and the Queen’s Membership Championships in London.
Kvitova has gained 31 titles over almost 20 years and reached a highest rating of No 2 on the earth.
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