[韓曼] Henman正式宣布九月後將退休

看板GBR_Tennis作者steo (phen)時間18年前 (2007/08/23 23:20)推噓4(4推 0噓 0→)

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Following the speculation in the British media at the beginning of the week I can confirm that I will retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup tie against Croatia at Wimbledon at the end of September. This certainly isn’t a decision I have taken lightly and is something I have been thinking about for a long time. While I still enjoy competing it has become clear that my ability to do so has been severely compromised by my fitness – I have recently found it impossible to withstand the rigours of playing tennis at the highest level. In addition, my wife Lucy and I are expecting our third child shortly and it has also become increasingly difficult for me to spend as much time as I need to away from home on the tour. I’m really looking forward to being able to spend a lot more time with my family in an effort to help re-pay all of their loyal and loving support throughout my career. Representing my country and playing at Wimbledon have always had a very special place in my heart and over the years many of my fondest memories have come from the Davis Cup ties I have taken part in as well as playing at the Championships. I feel honoured and privileged to be able to represent my country once more against Croatia at Wimbledon and hopefully I will be able to finish on a high by helping Great Britain return to the World Group in 2008. I also want to take this opportunity to thank all my fans for their incredible support not only on home soil but also around the world. I’ve always found it amazing that wherever I’ve found myself on court I’ve always been able to find at least one British flag in the crowd and, regardless of the score, the support I’ve enjoyed has always been unwavering. I also want to thank my sponsors for their support along with everybody else who has helped me focus on trying to fulfil my potential. Tennis is an individual sport but there are so many people that have given so much more than they needed to in an effort to help me, and for that I am eternally grateful. I would also like to thank my trainer Johan De Beer and my coach Paul Annacone. Apart from their unstinting support day-in, day-out they have been great friends and hopefully will remain so for many years to come. Finally, I still have a lot to achieve on court before I retire, starting with the US Open on Monday. I have some great memories of playing here in New York over the years and want to add to those over the next couple of weeks. After the Open I’ll then be concentrating my professional efforts on preparing for our crucial Davis Cup tie against Croatia at the end of September, and privately on supporting Lucy in the final weeks of her pregnancy. All I ask over the next few weeks are that I am allowed to do just that and hopefully I will be able to enjoy the final few weeks of my professional career and achieve the goals that I have set myself between now and then. Best wishes -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.126.0.46