Anett Kontaveit, who was ranked No 2 within the world final 12 months, has introduced she is going to retire from tennis after a last outing at Wimbledon subsequent month attributable to a persistent again injury.
The 27-year-old Estonian stated on Tuesday the degenerative situation has made it inconceivable for her to proceed to compete on the highest degree and she or he might be forced into early retirement.
“Today I am announcing that I am ending my career as a competitive athlete,” she wrote in an Instagram put up. “After several doctor’s visits and consultations with my medical team, I have been advised that I have lumbar disc degeneration in my back.
“This does not allow for full-scale training or continued competition. Therefore it is impossible to continue at the top level in such a highly competitive field.”
Kontaveit retires having gained six WTA singles titles, and 11 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
She reached the quarter-finals of the 2020 Australian Open and two WTA 1000 finals – in Wuhan in 2018 and Qatar final 12 months.
“Tennis has given and taught me a lot, and I am very grateful for that,” she wrote. (*2*)
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