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US Open: Andrea Petkovic announces the end of her career

Andrea Petkovic announced the imminent end of her professional career before the start of the US Open.

by SID
last edit: Aug 28, 2022, 11:36 pm

Andrea Petkovic will end her career after the US Open 2022
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Andrea Petkovic will end her career after the US Open 2022

New York again, the big stage again - and then it's over: Andrea Petkovic will end her tennis career after the US Open, which begins on Monday. The 34-year-old announced this on Sunday.

"I'm still leaving the option open to add a tournament in Europe that's a little closer to my family and friends - but in general this is my last tournament here," said Petkovic of the ARD sports show: "Maybe it's already here in New York out."

According to Sportschau, she did not give any details about her decision in an emotional conversation. She only wanted to talk in more detail about her decision on Monday. The world number 104 meets in Flushing Meadows. in the first round on Tuesday as an outsider to Olympic champion Belinda Bencic from Switzerland (No. 13).

Seven titles for Petkovic in singles

The greatest success of the Darmstadt native, who began her professional career in 2006, was reaching the semi-finals of the 2014 French Open in Paris. She won a total of seven individual titles on the WTA tour, and her best place in the world rankings in October 2011 was ninth. With the German Fed Cup team, Petkovic reached the final in 2014, which was lost to the Czech Republic.

Petkovic is a player who stands out. Since December 2019 she has also been in front of the camera as a ZDF presenter at irregular intervals, writes columns for newspapers and magazines and published the book "Between Glory and Honor Lies the Night" in 2020.

At the French Open, she emphasized how much fun the matches on the big stage are for her - she had originally planned to end her career in 2020. "If it were up to me, I would play for ten more years," Petkovic said in May. But she had to listen to her body at the end of the season, she added at the time.

Now her decision has been made.

by SID

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Aug 28, 2022, 11:35 pm
last edit: Aug 28, 2022, 11:36 pm