Vaidišová oznámila fanúšikom vážne rozhodnutie: Toto sú pre mňa jedny z najťažších slov

Dvojnásobná semifinalistka na grandslamoch a bývalá svetová sedmička, ktorá sa na kurty vrátila pred dvoma rokmi, laborovala v posledných mesiacoch opäť so zdravotnými problémami a kvôli nim dnes na sociálnej sieti oznámila, že už hrať nebude.

"Toto sú pre mňa jedny z najťažších slov na písanie. Po mesiacoch a mesiacoch zvažovaní a premýšľaní som sa rozhodla odísť z profesionálneho tenisu," uviedla Vaidišová v emotívnom vyhlásení. V tenisovom životopise jej zostane šesť titulov z okruhu WTA a účasti v semifinále na French Open 2006 a Australian Open 2007.

So...This has been one of the hardest words for me to write.After months and months of thinking and agonizing about this, I have decided to retire from professional tennis.It has been one of my hardest and most emotional decisions of my life.As many of you know,I have been struggling with various injuries on/off for the better part of the last 2 years and it has gotten to the point where I have spent more time in hospitals,physical therapy and doctors offices then on the court,playing the sport I love.This has been painful and exhausting,not just on my body,but on my mind as well and I have reached the point where I did not want to put my body throught it anymore.Coming to this final decision took me months,as even through all the ups and dows,it is a game I grew to love for what it is.Ever since I decided to come back 3 years ago,it has been a roller coaster ride of huge highs and lows,on and off the court.I am forever grateful and feeling so incredibly lucky to have had the unwavering support and uncoditional love of my family,friends,Daniel,as well as my medical and tennis team.Without them,it would have been imspossible to come back.My tennis career has been anything but ordinary,but above every opinion,comment and what ifs,I can proudly say it has been MINE.I do not regret any decision,good or bad,as it has made me the person I am today.As I close this chapter of my life,I look back in amazement at everything I was able to do.I am proud to have been able to compete with the best athletes in my sport and represent the Czech Republic,the country I love,in many fed cups and Olympics,it has been an honor.Finally,I can never thank all of you enough for all the support and words of encouragement that I have received over the years,it has meant the world to me and kept me going when I wanted to give up.Thank you,from the bottom of my heart,I will never be able to express enough gratitude to every single one of you,I am so honored. 20 years ago, this little girl had a dream,and today, I can say it has come true ❤️

Fotka uverejnená používateľom Nicki Vaidisova (@nicolevaidisova), Júl 20, 2016 o 2:57 PDT

V elitnej desiatke svetového rebríčka bola už v 17 rokoch. O rok neskôr sa dostala na siedmu pozíciu, ale kvôli problémom s ramenom v marci 2010 kariéru ukončila. Po viac ako štvorročnej pauze sa v septembri 2014 vrátila, ale znovu ju brzdili zdravotné problémy a výraznejšieho úspechu už nedosiahla. Naposledy hrala v máji turnaj ITF v Györi.

"Bohužiaľ som posledné dva roky trávila viac času u lekárov, v nemocniciach alebo na fyzioterapii než na kurte. Bolo to pre mňa veľmi ťažké obdobie - nielen pre moje telo, ale aj pre moju hlavu. Bohužiaľ sa nepodarilo dostať moje telo do stavu, v akom by som bola schopná hrať, "doplnila rodáčka z Norimbergu, ktorá odohrala aj 14 zápasov vo Fed Cupe, z toho dvanásť víťazných.