Wozniacki's tennis career comes to an end with loss at Australian Open

January 24, 2020 09:27

Caroline Wozniacki's tennis career comes to an end with her third round loss to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.

Wozniacki, a previous Australian Open winner, lost -- 5-7, 6-3, 5-7.

The Dane had announced that she would retire after the Australian Open to focus on different challenges in life, including starting a family.

Wozniacki wants to start a family with husband and former NBA star David Lee, while travelling the world raising awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.

She had written on Twitter, "Ive played professionally since I was 15 years old. In that time Ive experienced an amazing first chapter of my life."

With 30 WTA singles titles, a world No 1 ranking for 71 weeks, a WTA Finals victory, three Olympics, including carrying the flag for my native Denmark, and winning the 2018 Australian Open grand slam championship, Ive accomplished everything I could ever dream of on the court.

Ive always told myself, when the time comes, that there are things away from tennis that I want to do more, then its time to be done. In recent months, Ive realised that there is a lot more in life that Id like to accomplish off the court.

Getting married to David was one of those goals and starting a family with him while continuing to travel the world and helping raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (project upcoming) are all passions of mine moving forward.

So with that, today I am announcing that I will be retiring from professional tennis after the Australian Open in January. This has nothing to do with my health and this isnt a goodbye, I look forward to sharing my exciting journey ahead with all of you!

Finally, I want to thank with all my heart, the fans, my friends, my sponsors, my team, especially my father as my coach, my husband, and my family for decades of support! Without all of you I could have never have done this!

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