PARIS — Caroline Garcia, a former US Open semifinalist who has been ranked as excessive as No. 4, says she is going to retire from tennis.
As she prepares to play on the French Open for a 14th consecutive look, the Frenchwoman mentioned on social media that “it is time to say goodbye.”
“After 15 years competing on the highest stage, and over 25 years devoting nearly each second of my life to this sport, I really feel prepared to show the web page and open a brand new chapter,” Garcia mentioned. “That mentioned, it is not fairly over but. I nonetheless have just a few tournaments to play. The primary one, at residence, at Roland-Garros.”
Garcia, who has gained 11 titles however is now ranked No. 145, will play in opposition to Bernarda Pera within the first spherical.
Garcia, 31, first reached the No. 4 spot in September 2018. After a number of inconsistent years marred by doubts and accidents, Garcia took a break from tennis in March 2022 to nurse an injured foot. The pause introduced dividends as she loved an amazing second half of that season with a number of titles, together with on the WTA Finals, to go together with her semifinal look on the US Open.
Two years in the past, she revealed in an interview with L’Equipe newspaper that she needed to take care of bulimia for a spell, triggered by losses and ache from the lingering foot harm that affected her every day life.
“My journey hasn’t all the time been straightforward,” Garcia mentioned Friday. “For the reason that starting, tennis has meant a lot greater than wins and losses. It was love or hate. Pleasure or frustration. And regardless of all the pieces, I am deeply grateful for all that this journey has introduced me. For all the pieces tennis has given me. For the sturdy, passionate, and decided lady it helped me grow to be. However now, it is time to transfer on. My physique — and my private aspirations — are telling me so.”