Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez says he will retire next month because injuries no longer allow him to play at a top level.
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February 09, 2012
Fernando Gonzalez of Chile is set to retire after the Masters tournament next month in Florida.
The 31-year-old Gonzalez, who reached No. 5 in the ATP rankings, made the announcement at an emotional news conference on Thursday.
He said he no longer had the energy to play at the top level after having been bothered by back, knee and hip injuries for several years.
Gonzalez won...
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February 09, 2012
Today, the tennis world was met with the unfortunate but unsurprising news that Fernando Gonzalez has chosen to call it a career. The 31 year-old has been struggling physically since the midway point of 2010 due to knee and hip injuries. Since that time he's been a shell of his former self; in the 2011 season he won just two ATP tour level matches (both at Wimbledon) in five...
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February 09, 2012
Fernando Gonzalez of Chile hits a return to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, August 29, 2011. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT TENNIS)
Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez says he will be calling it a career next month. The 31-year-old says that that next month’s Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne...
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February 09, 2012
Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez says he will retire next month because injuries no longer allow him to play at a top level. The 31-year-old Gonzalez made the announcement Thursday. He will leave after the Sony Ericsson Open, which begins March 21 in Key Biscayne, Fla. Gonzalez has been bothered by back, knee and hip injuries for several years.
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February 09, 2012
Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez says he will retire next month because injuries no longer allow him to play at a top level.
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