Garbine Muguruza, the former WTA world number one, recently announced her retirement and explained why.
The former Spanish tennis player hasn’t played since January of last year. She had a dismal year in 2022, finishing 12-17, and began 2023 on a very bad note, losing all four matches she played.
Muguruza then decided to take a hiatus from tennis because it was not providing her with the results she desired, but she promised to return. Since then, her private life has changed dramatically as she became more engaged and focused on enjoying life
The occasional update would still have her promising a comeback to the sport, but months passed with little progress. Toward the conclusion of last year, Muguruza began to deny the thought of returning to tennis, claiming that she was too busy at the time.
She enjoyed her time away from the sport and had no plans to return.
She restated her uncertainty regarding a comeback around a month ago, but when footage of her on a tennis court surfaced, many assumed she was returning. She won’t, because she announced her retirement at the age of 30 on Saturday.
“I have been taking it little by little. These months have been key: when I stopped competing and returned home, I rested, I wanted to see how I felt. I received that rest with open arms, and with each passing day I felt better.”
“I missed the discipline and difficulty of the life I had before. It has been progressive: little by little I have realized that what I want most is to look at my next chapter and not so much at tennis.”