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Roger Federer says he's retiring from tennis: 'I must recognize when it's time to end my competitive career'
Roger Federer noted that he'd faced injuries and surgeries over the past three years that affected …
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Serena Williams burst into tears after losing her first match since announcing she would be retiring from tennis
Williams was beaten in straight sets by Switzerland's Belinda Bencic in the second round of the Can…
Barnaby Lane
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A retired Ukrainian tennis star fighting Russia called its actions 'inhuman' and said he would readily kill Kremlin soldiers
Sergiy Stakhovsky, who won four career titles and was once ranked as high as 31st in the world, ret…
Barnaby Lane
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A 79-year-old and her 87-year-old husband moved from New York to a retirement community in North Carolina. They're more social, but services in the area are lacking.
Linda Beyer and her husband moved from New York to a 55+ community in North Carolina. Beyer says sh…
Noah Sheidlower
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Billie Jean King intends to 'live better' as she heads into her 80s. Her plan includes weightlifting and plenty of tennis.
Billie Jean King — the legendary tennis star and equality advocate — told Insider staying active is…
Meredith Cash
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Serena Williams is retiring. Her legendary career will have changed tennis forever, from increasing Black representation on the courts to equal pay.
"I'd like to think that thanks to opportunities afforded to me, women athletes feel that they can b…
Yoonji Han
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Ash Barty hinted she could one day return to tennis, just days after retiring from the sport for a second time
Three-time Grand Slam winner and current world No. 1 Barty announced she was retiring in an Instagr…
Barnaby Lane
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Nadal pays tribute to Federer on Twitter hours after the tennis legend announces his retirement: 'I wish this day would have never come'
"It's a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world" Nadal wrote on Twitter hours aft…
Lina Batarags
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Serena Williams once stopped Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty from retiring with a sweet, simple text message
"You are too good a player to retire," Williams told Barty in a text message, which helped bring th…
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Novak Djokovic offered money to a retired Ukrainian tennis player who left his family behind and enlisted in the army amid the Russian invasion
Sergiy Stakhovsky joined Ukraine's reserve forces last week, leaving his wife and children in Hunga…
Barnaby Lane
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Rafael Nadal withdraws from French Open, teases retirement next year
Rafael Nadal is the King of Clay, but he won't be defending the crown he's held for two decades at …
Tyler Lauletta
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Peng Shuai, the tennis star in the middle of a #MeToo firestorm in China, abruptly announces her retirement from the sport
Speaking to French publication L'Equipe, Peng claimed that she "never disappeared" and that she "ne…
Cheryl Teh
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Olympic tennis player Paula Badosa left the court in a wheelchair after retiring from heatstroke
Paula Badosa had to retire from her 2020 Olympic Games tennis match. Organizers have now made chang…
Alan Dawson
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Welcome to the Carlos Alcaraz Era: A thrilling Wimbledon victory proved tennis' newest star has officially ended The Big 3's domination
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets in the Wimbledon gentlemen's final, the first c…
Cork Gaines
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Serena Williams broke down talking retirement after losing at the Australian Open and giving a heartfelt wave to the crowd
Serena Williams' wave to the Australian Open crowd after losing to Naomi Osaka immediately sparked …
Scott Davis
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Serena Williams is back on court training after her tearful exit from the Australian Open in which she hinted at retirement
Williams posted a video to her Instagram of her practicing with mens world No. 17 Grigor Dimitrov o…
Barnaby Lane
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A tennis boss said Serena Williams should retire 'because of her age and weight,' prompting the tennis champion's husband to call him racist and sexist
Now 39 years old, Serena Williams is ranked 11th in the world and advanced to a Grand Slam semifina…
Meredith Cash
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Serena Williams teased a return to tennis with an Instagram story suggesting she's 'a little bored'
Serena Williams posted a photo of her racket with the caption "I'm a little bored" before hitting w…
Meredith Cash
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Serena Williams is a GOAT athlete, even if she retires before breaking Margaret Court's Grand Slam record, tennis legend Tommy Haas says
Haas told Insider that he doesn't think Williams is ready to retire just yet because she wants to b…