Kerber 'thankful and proud' after farewell match in Paris
Angelique Kerber says it 'feels right' to retire from tennis after her defeat at the Paris Olympics.
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00:00We had the battle for three hours. At the end it was just two points which decide
00:05the match and you know I'm really thankful and proud how I played, how I
00:10performed in the last week and also the crowd. I mean it was unbelievable, it was
00:15amazing and after really hard points the crowd was there. They really pushed me
00:21until the end and you know I will never forget this match yesterday.
00:26There's never a right timing to make such a decision especially because I
00:31really love the sport so much and if I could I would compete the next 20 years
00:36if this would be possible. I knew that I have to give everything on court then to
00:42playing for Germany which is for me really special and it means even more
00:47when you play the Olympics for your country than a normal tournament.
00:51I think for me it was the right decision, it feels right and I always said I will
00:55follow my heart when I made this decision.