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Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
France's Caroline Garcia announces retirement from tennis
Caroline Garcia reached a career-high No 4 in the world but is now ranked 145th. (EPA Images pic) PARIS : France's former world No 4 Caroline Garcia said today she will retire from tennis, with the French Open starting this weekend her last time at Roland Garros. An 11-time title winner on the WTA tour and former French Open women's doubles champion, Garcia wrote on social media that she has 'a few tournaments left' and will then call it quits. 'Dear tennis, it's time to say goodbye,' the 31-year-old said. 'After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter.' Garcia has earned nearly US$19 million in prize money and won the season-ending 2022 World Tour Finals, seen as the next rung down from Grand Slams. That same year she won the French Open doubles title for the second time with compatriot Kristina Mladenovic. Her best run in singles at a Major was the semi-finals of the US Open, also in 2022. She reached a career-high No 4 in the world but is now ranked 145th. 'My tennis journey hasn't always been easy. Since my early days, tennis has been much more than just winning or losing. It's been love or hate. Happiness or anger,' she wrote. 'But now it's time for something else. My body and my personal goals need it. 'Still, this is not over – not just yet. I have a few tournaments left,' she said. The first will be at Roland Garros when the tournament starts on Sunday. Witness football history in Malaysia as Manchester United take on the Asean All-Stars – it's the clash you can't afford to miss. Book your seat now at before they're gone!
Asharq Al-Awsat
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
France's Caroline Garcia Says Will Retire from Tennis
France's former world number four Caroline Garcia said on Friday she will retire from tennis, with the French Open starting this weekend her last time at Roland Garros. An 11-time title winner on the WTA tour and former French Open women's doubles champion, Garcia wrote on social media that she has "a few tournaments left" and will then call it quits. "Dear tennis, it's time to say goodbye," the 31-year-old said, according to AFP. "After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter." Garcia has earned nearly $19 million in prize money and won the season-ending 2022 World Tour Finals, seen as the next rung down from Grand Slams. That same year she won the French Open doubles title for the second time with compatriot Kristina Mladenovic. Her best run in singles at a major was the semi-finals of the US Open, also in 2022. She reached a career-high four in the world but is now ranked 145th. "My tennis journey hasn't always been easy. Since my early days, tennis has been much more than just winning or losing. It's been love or hate. Happiness or anger," she wrote. "But now it's time for something else. My body and my personal goals need it. "Still, this is not over -- not just yet. I have a few tournaments left," she said. The first will be at Roland Garros when the tournament starts on Sunday.
Malay Mail
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
France's Caroline Garcia bids farewell to tennis, will play French Open one last time
PARIS, May 23 — Caroline Garcia is set to make her last appearance at the French Open after the two-times Roland Garros doubles champion said on Friday she is retiring from tennis. The 31-year-old will begin her final campaign on Sunday when she takes on American Bernarda Pera in the first-round of her home Grand Slam. 'Dear tennis, it's time to say goodbye,' Garcia wrote on X. 'After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter. 'But now, it's time for something else. My body and my personal goals need it... I have a few tournaments left. The first one is at home, at Roland Garros. My 14th consecutive time being part of it. And my last.' Garcia won the French Open doubles title in 2016 and 2022 with partner Kristina Mladenovic but never advanced beyond the quarter-finals in singles. Her best result at a Grand Slam was the semi-finals of the US Open in 2022. Garcia ended her 2024 season in September due to anxiety and panic attacks and has struggled this year, going out in the second round at Indian Wells and Miami and skipping claycourt events in Rouen, Madrid and Rome due to fitness problems. The French Open runs from May 25 to June 8. — Reuters
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Caroline Garcia to retire from tennis, confirming her last French Open appearance
French tennis player Caroline Garcia, the 2022 WTA Tour Finals champion and former world No. 4, has confirmed that the 2025 French Open will be her last as she 'says goodbye' to the sport. 'After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter,' Garcia, 31, wrote on social media. Advertisement 'I have a few tournaments left. The first one is at home, at Roland Garros. My 14th consecutive time being part of it. And my last,' she wrote. Garcia is a French Open champion, having won the women's doubles with compatriot Kristina Mladenovic in 2016. In lifting the trophy, Garcia and Mladenovic became the first French pair to win the event in 45 years. Garcia, whose best singles run in Paris took her to the quarterfinals in 2017, won 11 WTA Tour singles titles in her career, three of them at the 1,000 level, one rung below a Grand Slam. In 2022, she entered the season-ending Tour Finals as the No. 6 seed, but qualified from a group containing then-world No. 1 Iga Świątek. She then beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final to take the title, despite Sabalenka having beaten the world No. 1, No. 2 (Ons Jabeur) and No. 3 (Jessica Pegula) in previous rounds. Advertisement Garcia also achieved her best singles Grand Slam result in the same year, reaching the U.S. Open semifinals, where she lost to Jabeur. Her success that year came after a period of more difficult results, after which she took a break from the sport to recover from a foot injury. Garcia later said that she developed an eating disorder in that period, which she later described as one of 'many tears, many sleepless nights' in an interview with L'Equipe. Garcia has been one of the most open players about the pressure of being an elite athlete and its impact on everyday life. She has posted publicly about the abuse players receive online after losing matches, as well as being open about the connection between results and mental health. After a challenging 2024 season, she ended her campaign in September after experiencing panic attacks and anxiety over her form. 'I'm tired of living in a world where my worth is measured by last week's results, my ranking, or my unforced errors,' Garcia wrote in a post on X. Advertisement 'I'm 30 now, and I've had an incredible career—winning 1000-level titles, the WTA Finals, doubles Slams, reaching No. 4 in the world. 'But in my mind, I've been stuck on what I haven't achieved. I never made it to No. 1, never won a Slam, never reached an Olympic podium. I've been inconsistent, unable to stay in the top 10 for a full year,' she wrote. In announcing her last French Open, Garcia said that it will not be her final tournament as it stands. The main draw begins May 25, with Garcia facing American player Bernarda Pera. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Tennis, Women's Tennis 2025 The Athletic Media Company
CNA
23-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Garcia to play French Open for last time after announcing retirement
Caroline Garcia is set to make her last appearance at the French Open after the two-times Roland Garros doubles champion said on Friday she is retiring from tennis. The 31-year-old will begin her final campaign on Sunday when she takes on American Bernarda Pera in the first-round of her home Grand Slam. "Dear tennis, it's time to say goodbye," Garcia wrote on X. "After 15 years competing at the highest level, and more than 25 years putting pretty much every second of my life into it, I feel ready to start a new chapter. "But now, it's time for something else. My body and my personal goals need it... I have a few tournaments left. The first one is at home, at Roland Garros. My 14th consecutive time being part of it. And my last." Garcia won the French Open doubles title in 2016 and 2022 with partner Kristina Mladenovic but never advanced beyond the quarter-finals in singles. Her best result at a Grand Slam was the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in 2022. Garcia ended her 2024 season in September due to anxiety and panic attacks and has struggled this year, going out in the second round at Indian Wells and Miami and skipping claycourt events in Rouen, Madrid and Rome due to fitness problems. The French Open runs from May 25 to June 8.
