The 2023 season is over and, with that, it is time to take stock of everything that has happened. Goodbyes are a fundamental part of life, no matter how bad it may be, and exactly the same circumstance occurs in sport. Which tennis players decided to retire this season? The list is, in several cases, of bells.
When we come to the conclusion of a calendar year, such as 2023, the relentless pace and demand of the world of tennis does not allow us, sometimes, to look back and see which tennis players have decided to hang up their racket throughout the year. . We focus on the best matches, revelation players, we analyze what is to come, what circumstances we may find ourselves in facing 2024… but it never hurts, of course, to look back and leave our small recognition to those great players who, For one reason or another, they will not accompany us on the infernal tennis path next season. And believe me, on the list of retired players This year we find names like those of John Isner, Feliciano Lopez o Anett Kontaveitwell-known faces from recent decades.
Precisely, the Spanish contingent has suffered a couple of important losses in 2023. Two players with very different styles, but capital in the depth and success of the Navy in the last 15 years. First he hung up his racket Feliciano Lopez, saying goodbye at the Mallorca tournament and putting an end to a prolific career that stood out for its longevity and for being a ‘rara avis’ in Spanish tennis. The same work ethic to prolong his career until his last breath showed Pablo Andujara true ‘stonecutter’ of the world of tennis who said goodbye at home, in Valencia, after receiving heartfelt tributes and affection from the entire tennis world, in addition to signing a final stretch of his career in which he will always remember the victories over players like Roger Federer or Dominic Thiem.
If we broaden our focus a little, the international scene lost one of the greatest bombers in the history of this sport a couple of months ago. It will be difficult not to remember the serves John Isner: The one from Greensboro ended his career after realizing that his main weapons were no longer effective against rivals with a lower ranking than his, although he had time to reach a final this season, in Dallas, before leaving us. If we talk about reaching the top of this sport, however, no retirement has as much impact as that of Anett Kontaveit. A degeneration of the lumbar disc in her back suddenly ended the Estonian’s career, capable of reaching #2 in the world just months ago. Without having reached thirty and having very fresh memories of the peak (or the prelude to it, rather), her final, at Wimbledon, was abrupt and she caught us by surprise.
– WITHDRAWAL FOR VARIOUS REASONS
Sometimes it is not just injuries or accumulated physical wear and tear that are the reasons that decide to end a professional career. The most eccentric and strange case is that of Mikael Ymer. At 24 years old, the Swede, who reached #50 in the world and is one of the few who has a positive face-to-face with Carlos Alcaraz, received an 18-month ban off the slopes for offenses related to not having presented to three anti-doping controls. This ended up leading to an announcement as sudden as it was strange: the Swede was retiring from the world of tennis, wishing his teammates the best for the future and without being able to say goodbye on the court.
Guido Pella He was the protagonist of another of the most notorious withdrawals. Not so long ago, the Argentine competed in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, but the demands and mental exhaustion of the circuit, a place where loneliness can manifest itself in many ways, ended up extinguishing the Argentine’s competitive fuse. You can also say goodbye to try your luck in another sport: this is the case of Jack Sock, who hung up his racket at the last US Open to announce that he will dedicate himself to the pickleball circuit in 2024, a decision that, we hope, does not become a trend for many other players. We leave you a complete list with many names that hung up their racket in 2023.
ATP PLAYERS RETIRED IN 2023
John Isner Feliciano Lopez Paul Andhujar Jack Sock Guido Pella Malek Jaziri Mikael Ymer Matthias Bachinger Pedro Sousa Yuichi Sugita Peter Gojowczyk Jeremy Chardy Thomas Bellucci Thomas Fabbiano John Sebastian Cabal Robert Farah
WTA PLAYERS RETIRED IN 2023
Anett Kontaveit Samantha Stosur Anastasia Rodionova Coco Vandeweghe Irina Falconi Kirsten Flipkens Sania Mirza Misaki Doi Ayumi Morita
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