Saturday, June 13, 2009

Thomas Johnasson calls it quits


Thomas Johansson of Sweden is retiring after 15 years on the ATP Tour. Johansson, the 2002 Australian Open champion, made the statement on Friday. “After a lot of thinking, I have now decided to step off the train and end my professional tennis career,” said the 34 year old. “During the fall I had to go through yet another operation after a foot injury and a month ago I became a dad for the second time.” Johansson reached a career high ranking of 7 and helped his country win the Davis Cup in 1998. Other career achievements for the Swede were reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2005 and finishing runner-up in doubles at the Beijing Olympics last Summer.

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