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**letittbe** · 06-23-2008, 10:37 PM

Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman to retire in October

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Swedish star Jonas Bjorkman will retire in October, ending a career in which he reached a No. 4 ranking and won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, including three straight at Wimbledon.
Bjorkman announced his decision just hours before play began Monday at Wimbledon, where he won doubles titles from 2002-04 and reached the singles semifinals—at age 34—in 2006.

After trips to the Beijing Olympics and the U.S. Open in August, the Swede plans to bid farewell to tennis on home soil at the Stockholm Open.

“Wimbledon has a special place in my heart and I knew it was the right time to do it here,” Bjorkman told The Associated Press. “I feel I’m at the stage where maybe I don’t have a desire.

“Maybe I’ve lost the competitive edge a bit. When it comes to after matches it didn’t hurt as much. … It should be a hurting when you lose.”

Bjorkman reached a career-high No. 4 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. He played his first Grand Slam tournament at the 1993 U.S. Open and twice reached the semifinals at majors: at the U.S. Open in 1997 and at Wimbledon in ‘06, when he took only four games from eventual champion Roger Federer.

Continued; http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

06-23-2008, 10:37 PM	#1
letittbe Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	Bjorkman to retire Sweden’s Jonas Bjorkman to retire in October WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Swedish star Jonas Bjorkman will retire in October, ending a career in which he reached a No. 4 ranking and won nine Grand Slam doubles titles, including three straight at Wimbledon. Bjorkman announced his decision just hours before play began Monday at Wimbledon, where he won doubles titles from 2002-04 and reached the singles semifinals—at age 34—in 2006. After trips to the Beijing Olympics and the U.S. Open in August, the Swede plans to bid farewell to tennis on home soil at the Stockholm Open. “Wimbledon has a special place in my heart and I knew it was the right time to do it here,” Bjorkman told The Associated Press. “I feel I’m at the stage where maybe I don’t have a desire. “Maybe I’ve lost the competitive edge a bit. When it comes to after matches it didn’t hurt as much. … It should be a hurting when you lose.” Bjorkman reached a career-high No. 4 in singles and No. 1 in doubles. He played his first Grand Slam tournament at the 1993 U.S. Open and twice reached the semifinals at majors: at the U.S. Open in 1997 and at Wimbledon in ‘06, when he took only four games from eventual champion Roger Federer. Continued; http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns
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