Former World No.9 Goerges announces retirement

Former World No.9 Julia Goerges has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 31 with her last action seemingly coming at Roland Garros where she lost out to Laura Siegemund in the second round.

Goerges at the time of retirement is ranked 45th in the WTA Rankings and has won seven titles in her career with her best period coming in 2018 where she was up at World No.9 and reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

In an open letter on her website, Goerges said the following: "Dear Tennis, I am writing to you, because I am ready to say “Goodbye”. When I started playing tennis at the age of 5, I would never have thought that we would go such a long way together.

You have given me so many different types of emotions throughout our journey and I am very thankful for everything you have shown and taught me. I learnt how to deal with the toughest losses but also enjoy the most amazing wins of my career, to fight back many times when I was struggling with you and through it all we never lost sight of our dreams.

I always knew how I would feel when it is time to say goodbye to you, and that moment has arrived. I am ready to close the tennis chapter of my life and open a new one, which I am really excited about. Thank you for everything you have given me. You will stay forever in my heart."