Former Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson announces unfortunate news ahead of French Open 2022


Former Wimbledon finalist Kevin Anderson announces unfortunate news ahead of French Open 2022

Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson was the first South African tennis player to be ranked top 5 in the world since Kevin Curran in 1985. Anderson was the finalist in two Grand Slams: The 2017 US Open, and the 2018 Wimbledon. He lost to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the respective finals. Anderson advanced to his second grand slam final by defeating John Isner in the second-longest match in major event history in the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals. The South African has seven career titles to his name

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Andersen had got himself operated on for a right knee injury after his defeat in the Australian Open 2020. He has not been able to play with the same intensity since. He did manage to win his 7th ATP singles after that at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. He performed poorly in the year 2021 after the title win and this string of disappointing results continued till the Miami Open 2022. Anderson has announced a piece of unfortunate news in light of his current situation.

Kevin Anderson calls it a day!

Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson took to his Twitter page to announce the unfortunate news of him calling it quits after 15 years of professional tennis. He has expressed his gratitude in the post saying that tennis has made all the difference in his life. He says: “Tennis carried me far beyond my roots in Johannesburg, South Africa, and truly gave me the world. I have experienced so many different challenges and emotions. This sport can be exhilarating and at the same time lonely. I have had ups and downs, but I won’t change it for anything.”

Kevin has expressed his gratefulness towards all of the people who have been a part of this journey including his parents, his brother Greg, his coach Jay Bosworth, his wife, and his daughter, and his sponsors too. Anderson is appreciative of the fans too for their support and he hopes to move on to a new journey after his retirement from the sport.

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Anderson will carry on his great fighting spirits and amazing sportsmanship skills to his next ventures outside and sport and best wishes to a great player for the same.

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