By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday June 16, 2021
Former World No.4 and ten-time WTA titlist Kiki Bertens has announced plans to retire at the end of the 2021 season.
Bertens is 29, and will turn 30 in December.
“I want to share with all of you that I have decided this year will be the last season of my tennis career,” she wrote on social media. “I have always demanded the maximum of myself, but the tank is quite empty.”
Bertens, who is making a return from Achilles tendon surgery this season, continued: “The balance of the hard work I put in day in and day out and the satisfaction I get out of it at the end of the day is no longer there. Also, I am more than ready for the chapter that comes next after this. The next few tournaments to come are Eastbourne, Wimbledon and the Olympics. We will decide after if my body recovers well enough to play the rest of the season. I will do everything I can to end my career in the best way possible.”