Petra Kvitova: Two-time Wimbledon champion announces her retirement from professional tennis | Tennis News
The double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced her professional tennis retirement, the US Open being her last tournament.
The Czech left -hander was the first player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Chelem title when she beat Maria Sharapova in the 2011 final.
Kvitova then recovered the rose dish from Rose Venus in 2014 – Beating Eugenie Bouchard Canadian for the loss of only three games.
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Varvara Gracheva came from a set to defeat Petra Kvitova, after which she paid tribute to the old world n ° 2
The 35 -year -old man is currently classified n ° 572 in the world and returned from a maternity break of 17 months last February.
“Although no decision is never easy to make, for me, it’s a happy moment! I will leave sport with the biggest smile on my face – the same smile you saw from me on and out of court throughout my career,” said Kvitova, who received a joker for Wimbledon this year.
She lost in the first round of a WTA 500 event on the grass at the Queen’s Club earlier this month.
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