German tennis is one star poorer: at the age of only 31, it's now surprisingly over - Julia Görges has decided to end her career.
Hamburg - Off, that's it, that's it:
Julia Görges
has officially ended her tennis career.
The 31-year-old announced the surprising step via
.
The German number two began her emotional statement with the words "Dear Tennis *".
Görges
"always knew that I would feel it when the time was right to say goodbye to you - the moment has come," wrote the 2018 Wimbledon semi-finalist. The German tennis star is currently number 45 in the world World ranking,
Görges
has won seven titles in her career.
Tennis: Julia Görges ends her career - Barbara Rittner reacts
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TIME TO SAY GOODBYE 💭✍️🎾.
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Dear Tennis, I am writing to you, because I am ready to say “Goodbye”.
When I started playing tennis at the age of 5, I would never have thought that we would go such a long way together.
You have given me so many different types of emotions throughout our journey and I am very thankful for everything you have shown and taught me.
I learned how to deal with the toughest losses but also enjoy the most amazing wins of my career, to fight back many times when I was struggling with you and through it all we never lost sight of our dreams.
I always knew how I would feel when it is time to say goodbye to you, and that moment has arrived.
I am ready to close the tennis chapter of my life and open a new one, which I am really excited about.
Thank you for everything you have given me.
You will stay forever in my heart ❤️ Yours, Jules PS Huge thank you to my family, friends, team, sponsors and fans for supporting and believing in me always, I couldn't have done it without you.
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Dear tennis, I am writing these lines to you because I am ready to say goodbye to you.
When I started with you when I was 5 years old, I would never have thought that we would go such a long way together.
You gave me so many different emotions on our journey and I am very grateful for everything you showed and taught me.
I've learned to deal with the toughest defeats - to enjoy the greatest victories of my career - to come back when I fought with you and never give up on realizing my dreams.
I've always known that when the time is right to say goodbye to you, I'll feel it - the moment has arrived.
I'm ready to close the chapter on tennis and start a new one, which I'm really looking forward to.
Thank you for everything you gave me - you will always be in my heart ❤️ Your Jule PS A big thank you also to my family, friends, team, sponsors and fans.
You always believed in me and without your support I would not have made it.
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The German women's tennis boss
Barbara Rittner
has
Julia Goerges
congratulated on their successful tennis career.
"In the Fed Cup, Jule was an absolutely reliable and valuable team player," said the former long-time Fed Cup team boss after the surprisingly announced end of her career.
Of course, the decision triggers "a certain melancholy", explained Rittner: "But I can understand very well that in these difficult times you deal more intensively with the end of
your
career and then take the step."
(Akl with dpa) * tz.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
