Jelena Jankovic confirmed her definitive retirement from professional tennis at the age of 37, despite the fact that she has not played a singles match since 2017 (US Open first round loss to Petra Kvitova). The Serbian tennis player comes from playing the Wimbledon legends tournament, where she won two and lost one, partnered with Agnieszka Radwanska.
As a milestone in her career, Jankovic became number one in the world on August 11, 2008, in addition to having won a total of 15 WTA titles.. In doubles, he was 19th and managed to consecrate himself in two contests.
Secondly, in Grand Slams, he was a finalist at the 2008 US Open, in that year he had also been a semifinalist at the Australian Open and reached that round at Roland Garros three times. At Wimbledon, for his part, he never made it to the quarterfinals (the best performance was the round of 16).
At the WTA Finals, she was among the semifinalists in 2008, 2009 and 2013. While at the 2008 Olympic Games she managed to get into the top eight. He says goodbye with 644 wins and 370 losseswithout a doubt, one of the great legends of Serbian tennis.
“I have accepted my fate, I am no longer able to play professional tennis. I suddenly stopped playing because I really didn’t know the situation of my injury.. I didn’t know how long it would last and what would happen, so I left the door open and a year and a half after the break, after the last match at the US Open against Kvitova, I was in pain, I couldn’t function. As time went on, there was no need for me to say anything, I accepted the fate of not being able to compete and play professional tennis anymore. My health is a priority, especially now that I have a daughter and she needs me.”
