It wasn’t the end that Petra Kvitova was looking for. After over a decade of service to the sport, the Czech Republic star bid adieu to her tennis career at Flushing Meadows, albeit not in a great fashion. She suffered a humbling defeat at the hands of Diane Parry, who defeated her in straight sets 6-1, 6-0, only narrowly avoiding a double bagel at the US Open . It was one of the heaviest defeats that Kvitova had suffered in her Grand Slam career. A winner of the Wimbledon Championships twice, the end was as unceremonious as it was quick.

Apart from her achievements at Wimbledon, Kvitova won a total of 31 singles titles, including 9 WTA 1000 titles. She reached a career-high ranking of Number 2 and was one of the most consistent players in her prime. However, at 35, Kvitova felt tha

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