"The door is open, I never officially retired" - Jankovic after playing exhibition at Adria Tour

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Monday, 15 June 2020 at 12:15
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Former world number 1, Jelena Jankovic spoke about the possibility of returning to the WTA Tour after she played an exhibition match with Novak Djokovic at Adria Tour.

The 35-years-old Serbian played her first professional match already back in February 2000. She played her last match at the 2017 US Open but never officially retired. Jankovic reached no. 1 in the WTA Rankings back in 2008 and made almost $20 million on prize money during her career. At the press conference after the exhibition match at Adria Tour, as revealed by Reuters, Jankovic said:
“This is the first time I’ve held a tennis racket in a very long time and I was as overjoyed as a child in a candy shop. It felt like the very first time. I was sidelined by a back injury which not only hampered my tennis career, it was so bad I couldn’t walk properly or sleep," revealed Jankovic. “I’ve made a full recovery but I don’t know if this is a comeback. The door is open, I never officially retired but I am living a different life now. It was amazing. But making a tour comeback is a very different matter and a painstaking process.”
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