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Mirjam Shapovalova (Björklund) says her pro tennis career is over.

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Denis Shapovalov, currently ranked 26th in the world, has advanced to the next tennis tournament in Tokyo – but for Mirjam Shapovalova, it's all over. She is ending her tennis career.

"Yes, I’ve put the racket on the shelf. I feel like I’ve achieved and experienced so much in my career, even though I didn’t reach the ranking that many people think is the only thing that matters—which is often top 10, top 50, or something like that. I’ve qualified for Grand Slams on all surfaces, played against the world number two at Wimbledon, represented Sweden from junior to senior level, beaten top-30 players, and experienced so many other amazing moments."

A large part of the decision was due to the lingering effects of a cyst that Mirjam Shapovalova had surgically removed from her neck at the beginning of last year.

"When it took significantly longer to recover from the surgery—which affected my hormones and general well-being—I basically had to start over in terms of rankings. And I feel like I have so many other ideas and things I want to explore, so I decided to love the sport from the sidelines instead. You only get one life, and I’ve already dedicated 25 years to tennis."

She will now be working with her husband’s team (and, of course, taking care of the couple’s dog, Yatzy!) while exploring new opportunities. Nothing is decided yet, but starting her own business is something that has always interested Mirjam Shapovalova.

https://www.expressen.se/sport/tennis/mirjam-bjorklunds-avslutar-karriaren-byter-namn-efter-drombrollopet-/

Surprised she feels she achieved so much; I feel she only had 1 go on the main tour in 2023 and was just starting to have some success. Appreciate it would be hard work to get back to that level though.

 

[Randy H]

Surprised she feels she achieved so much; I feel she only had 1 go on the main tour in 2023 and was just starting to have some success. Appreciate it would be hard work to get back to that level though.

She should feel that way, she was amongst the best 150 in her profession in the world, how many people can say that? All about perspective.

 

[AwonderfulKiwi]

She should feel that way, she was amongst the best 150 in her profession in the world, how many people can say that? All about perspective.

That's what I say to the young Kiwis ranked 800 to 1200 (or whatever). It might seem a long way from number one, but it's still better than 99.999999% of the world's population. Admittedly I haven't played for over 50 years, but I doubt that I would get any points other than a double fault off any of these youngsters.

 

[Sasko91]

Bibiane Schoofs played her last profesional match at US Open,announced retirement.

 

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