Chakvetadze announced her retirement from professional tennis on 11 September 2013 due to ongoing back problems. Since retiring, she has been a tennis commentator for Eurosport.
In respect to this, why did anna Chakvetadze retire?
Her career never reached the same heights again, and this September, she announced her retirement at 26 after years of battling a crippling back injury. … Chakvetadze said the physical injuries had a more lasting effect. “Mentally, I completely forgot about it in a few days,” she said.
Keeping this in consideration, who is the most beautiful tennis player?
THE 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL TENNIS PLAYERS
- ANNA KOURNIKOVA. Country: Russia. …
- ANA IVANOVIC. Country: Serbia. …
- LAURA ROBSON. Country: Great Britain. …
- MARIA KIRILENKO. Country: Russia. …
- Country: Argentina. Highest ranking: No. …
- ASHLEY HARKLEROAD. Country: US. …
- MARIA SHARAPOVA. Country: Russia. …
- Country: Romania. Highest ranking: No.
Has a Russian ever won a Grand Slam?
Safin held the No. 1 ATP ranking for 9 weeks during 2000 (making him the tallest No. 1 ranked player of all time) when he won his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open, becoming the only Russian in history to win this tournament in the men’s singles draw, by defeating Pete Sampras in straight sets.