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Updated December 6th, 2019 at 20:41 IST

Former No 1 Caroline Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open

Former No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year.

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Former No. 1 and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year. The 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that “she realized that there is a lot more in life that I’d like to accomplish off the court.”

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Not because of health

Wozniacki said her decision to stop playing “has nothing to do with my health.” She announced in October 2018 that she has rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition that can cause pain and swelling in the wrist and other joints.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Published December 6th, 2019 at 20:20 IST

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