Tysk tennisstjerne Angelique Kerbers karriere slutter dramatisk med et spændende opgør ved OL. Læs mere om hendes fantastiske rejse!
Den tyske tennisstjerne Angelique Kerber har lagt sin ketsjer på hylden efter en strålende karriere, der bød på hele tre Grand Slam-titler og over 700 sejre. Kerber, der nåede kvartsfinalen ved OL i Paris, afsluttede sin karriere i en nervepirrende match mod den kinesiske spiller Zheng Qinwen, som blev den første til at bryde igennem til semifinalerne. Det var et opgør for bøgerne, der varede over tre timer og endte med en tre sæt-maraton, som Kerber desværre tabte med 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(6).
Selvom mange havde ventet en triumferende afsked, viste Kerber sin store styrke og sportsånd, idet hun udtalte, at hendes rejse til kvartsfinalerne var den "største succes" i hendes liv. Med sin dygtighed og dedikation har hun ikke kun vundet titler, men også opnået en legendarisk status i tennisverdenen, især efter hendes imponerende sejre over Serena Williams. Hendes evne til at rejse sig efter nederlag og kæmpe videre er et inspirerende eksempel for mange kommende spillere.
Kerber debuterede som professionel i 2003 og har siden da opnået stor succes, ikke blot i singler, men også som en dygtig doublespiller. Hendes karriere har inkluderet sejre i Australian Open, US Open og Wimbledon, og hun har i alt indsamlet mere end $30 millioner i præmiepenge. Udover hendes sportslige præstationer har hun også været en rollemodel for kvinder i sport og en forkæmper for ligestilling.
Vidste du, at Angelique Kerber er den første tyske kvindelige spiller, der har vundet Wimbledon siden Steffi Graf i 1996? Padellen så hendes dyrkede evner, mens hun nåede en imponerende niende plads på verdensranglisten. Hendes karriere vil blive husket for altid, men det er ikke kun hendes sejre, der gør hende uforglemmelig; det er også hendes passion og dedikation til sporten. Selvom hun nu træder tilbage, vil hendes indflydelse på tennis og kvinder i sport på mange måder fortsætte livet ud.
The 36-year-old's loss to Qinwen Zheng marks the end of a stellar run, which includes three major titles.
Among other astonishing accomplishments, the German played Serena Williams in three Grand Slam finals—and won twice.
A three-time Grand Slam champion, Angelique Kerber finished her career with close to 700 match-wins and more than $30 million in prize money.
Zheng Qinwen became just the second Chinese player to reach an Olympic singles semi-final on Wednesday, ending the career of former world number one ...
China's Qinwen Zheng is through to the semi-finals of the women's singles event at the Paris Olympics after beating Angelique Kerber, of Germany, in three ...
Angelique Kerber's decorated tennis career came to an end in dramatic fashion in the quarterfinals at the Olympics in Paris.
PARIS - German veteran Angelique Kerber bowed out of professional tennis at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after losing 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(6) in the ...
Zheng Qinwen became just the second Chinese player to reach an Olympic singles semi-final on Wednesday, ending the career of former world number one ...
German veteran Angelique Kerber bowed out of professional tennis at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after losing, 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(6), in the quarter-finals ...
Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber described her run to the Paris Olympics quarter-finals as the "biggest success" of her career after walking ...
Angelique Kerber's tennis career came to an end in the Paris Olympics quarter-finals after Zheng Qin...
Angelique Kerber's tennis career came to an end in the Paris Olympics quarter-finals after Zheng Qin...
German tennis player Angelique Kerber's playing career has ended with a defeat to China's Qinwen Zheng in the 2024 Paris Olympics women's singles ...
The three-time Grand Slam champion played her last match at the Paris 2024 Olympics, falling in a final-set tiebreak to Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber described her run to the Paris Olympics quarter-finals as the "biggest success" of her career after walking ...
Angelique Kerber bid farewell to the big tennis stage with a memorable three-set match at the Olympic Games in Paris. During her career, the Porsche Brand ...
Angelique Kerber of Germany concluded her illustrious career with a loss to China's Zheng Qinwen in a heart-wrenching quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics.