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2024 - 7 - 31

Angelique Kerber: Tennistähti, joka rakensi uransa kuin taideteoksen!

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Tässä on tarina Angelique Kerberista, joka päätti uransa olympialaisissa – onko tämä uran loppu vai uuden alun alku?

Saksalainen tennisikoni Angelique Kerber on lopettanut uskomattoman uransa, kun hän hävisi päätösmatsinsa Qinwen Zhengille Pariisin olympialaisissa. 36-vuotiaana Kerber päätti uransa huikeaan 700 voittoon ja 30 miljoonaan dollarin voittoihin urallaan, ja voitti kolme Grand Slam -turnausta. Kaikkien aikojen suurin unohtumaton hetki oli, kun hän kohtasi Serena Williamsin kolmessa Grand Slam -finaalissa ja voitti kaksi niistä. Kerber tunnettiin erityisesti pelityylistään ja kyvystään kaivaa esiin voimaa silloinkin, kun se vaikutti mahdottomalta.

Olympialaisten neljännesvälierissä Kerber ja Zheng kävivät pitkän, yli kolmetuntisen taistelun, jonka tuloksena Zheng nousi vain toiseksi kiinalaiseksi pelaajaksi, joka on koskaan päässyt olympiaturnauksen semifinaaliin. Vaikka Kerberin tarina päättyi tähän, hän jätti jälkeensä rakastetun ja kunnioitetun uran, jota moni muu pelaaja katsoo ylöspäin. Uransa lopussa Kerber kuvaili olympialaisissa pääsyään neljännesvälieriin uransa "suurimmaksi saavutukseksi".

Kerberin uran viimeinen matsi oli jännittävä, ja siinä ei puuttunut dramatiikkaa, kun se päättyi 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(6) tulokseen. Fanit ympäri maailmaa itkivät ja juhlivat yhtä aikaa, kun äänekkäät kannustushuudot raikuivat kentällä. Kerberin pelissä oli aina taisteluhenkeä, jota ei voi unohtaa. Hänen nimensä on varmasti kirjoitettu tennismaailman historiaan.

Lisäksi, vaikka olosuhteet saattoivat vaikuttaa haasteilta, tutkimusten mukaan Kerberin eläkkeelle jääminen saattaa myös avata uusia mahdollisuuksia uusille pelaajille, tarkemmin sanottuna Zhengin kaltaisille nuorille kyvyille. Uskotaan, että Kerberin erinomaisuus innostaa pelaajapolvia, jotka tulevat perästä. Tiesitkö muuten, että Kerber oli maailman ykkönen sekä yksinpeleissä että kaksipeleissä lyhyenä hetkenä? Hän todella voi tituleerata itseään legendaksi!

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German Tennis Star Angelique Kerber Ends Storied Career at ... (Sports Illustrated)

The 36-year-old's loss to Qinwen Zheng marks the end of a stellar run, which includes three major titles.

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Angelique Kerber, late-blooming contender turned champion, plays ... (Tennis Magazine)

Among other astonishing accomplishments, the German played Serena Williams in three Grand Slam finals—and won twice.

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WTA celebrates Angelique Kerber as she retires from professional ... (WTA Tennis)

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.

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China's Zheng ends Kerber's career to reach Olympic semi-finals (FRANCE 24)

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 ...

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Olympics: Zheng outlasts Kerber in three-hour plus marathon to ... (Tennis Majors)

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 ...

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Kerber retires after quarterfinal loss at Olympics (Sportsnet.ca)

Angelique Kerber's decorated tennis career came to an end in dramatic fashion in the quarterfinals at the Olympics in Paris.

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Tennis-Kerber's final tournament ends in thrilling quarters loss to ... (The Straits Times)

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 ...

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China's Zheng Ends Kerber's Career To Reach Olympic Semi-finals (Barron's)

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 ...

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Angelique Kerber's tournament ends in thrilling quarters loss to Zheng (KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2)

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 ...

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Kerber hails 'biggest success' after Olympics defeat ends tennis career (FRANCE 24)

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 ...

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Kerber bows out with Olympics quarter-finals loss to Zheng (sportsmax.tv)

Angelique Kerber's tennis career came to an end in the Paris Olympics quarter-finals after Zheng Qin...

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Kerber bows out with Olympics quarter-finals loss to Zheng (sportsmax.tv)

Angelique Kerber's tennis career came to an end in the Paris Olympics quarter-finals after Zheng Qin...

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Paris Olympics: Angelique Kerber's Tennis Career Ends With Defeat ... (NDTVSports.com)

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 ...

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After 20 years of memories, Angelique Kerber waves goodbye (Australian Open)

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.

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Kerber Hails 'Biggest Success' After Olympics Defeat Ends Tennis ... (Barron's)

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 ...

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Angelique Kerber calls it a day on her special career (Porsche Newsroom)

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 ...

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German legend Kerber retires with 'biggest success' (SHINE)

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.

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