She is a right-handed tennis star with the ability of two-handed backhand. Last year saw the retirement of former World Number 1 Ana Ivanovic and a few other significant players.This year, there have been other notable tennis stars who have decided to call it a day. Now, she says that she is “no longer able to train and play the way I used to.”Radwanska bagged a grand total of 20 WTA titles in her career.

The 2018 tennis season is drawing to a close and a few noteworthy veterans have decided to hang up their racquets and retire from professional tennis. 2 in the WTA rankings. In part two of our two-part series, we will look back at the careers of five other players, including Radek Stepanek.. Juan Monaco (Retired: 15 May), career-high No. Unfortunately, she finished as runner-up to China’s Li Na. The 2018 St. Petersburg Open was his last tournament, retiring with 10 ATP singles titles.The 36-year-old, like most players when they reach retirement, wished he could have accomplished a bit more. Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com pays tribute to six players who retired in 2017. His run had ended against Marin Cilic in five sets. She reached the Wimbledon final in 2012, losing to Lucie Safarova had planned to officially end her career at the Australian Open later this month.

The year 2018 also was the first full season of Czech star Petra Kvitova since her horrific knife attack.

Roberta Vinci who was a runner-up in the all-Italian US Open final of 2015 decided to call it quits this... Francesca Schiavone. In his statement, Muller said he took this decision in order to feel free mentally and focus on 100% on tennis.Mikhail Youzhny was the top-ranked player in Russia for many years and reached a career-high ranking of World Number 8 in January 2008. His 0-10 record in ATP World Tour singles finals has stung him in the past.But the Frenchman has done so many other things that most players will never be able to claim. January 17, 2018 8:28 am Retired tennis player Anna Kournikova and singer Enrique Iglesias shared the first public photos of twins they reportedly welcomed in … 1 junior and as professional he had a good career achieving a career-high ranking at No. This includes beating Roger Federer twice, winning a Grand Slam doubles title (2014 Jurgen has not been ranked inside the Top 100 since May 2015 and he was forced to undergo a shoulder injury in November, returning in July next year to play eight tournaments to finish just outside the Top 300.Melzer had a chance to play against Roger Federer at the Australian Open in 2017 and he won Budapest and Wroclaw Challengers in February, returning into the Top 200 but not being able to continue in the same style in the rest of the season, missing the second part of the season after Ilkley Challenger in June.His career-best ranking came in April 2011, just before turning 30, and he scored 59 Grand Slam and 57 Masters 1000 wins. 48, won 13 Challenger titles and played 2 ATP Finals: Bogotá 2013 and Halle 2014. ‘Many emotions are going through my mind, from the memories of the sacrifices I did as a kid with the biggest results that seemed difficult to achieve.Now it came the moment to start another stage of my life.’ Falla achieved a career-high singles ranking at No. 192, lost to Croatian Borna Coricin four sets, with his final shot a forehand return that sailed … He was one of only nineteen men to become a top 20 performer in singles in addition to being the top rank in doubles.Mirnyi has many more credits in his cabinet, including 16 Masters 1000 doubles crowns. Youzhny spent many weeks in the Top 10 and has progressed to at least the quarterfinals stage in every Grand Slam tournament.His best performance came at the 2006 US Open where he made the semi-finals after beating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.