Andrea Petkovic played the last Grand Slam match of her career as she lost to Belinda Bencic in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday. The German former world No.9 still loves tennis, but her body can’t take the pressure of professional sport any longer.
During the post-match press conference, Petkovic broke into tears as she revealed that she’d been constantly crying the previous five days and explained the reason for her retirement:
I think for me I still love the game, still have a tremendous amount of passion for the game.