Wheelchair tennis star Vergeer retires
- Published: 12 Feb 2013 at 18.44
- Online news: Sports
One of the most successful athletes of all time, Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer, announced her retirement on Tuesday after an astonishing unbroken run of 470 wins spanning more than 10 years.
Dutch wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer wipes a tear on February 12, 2013 at a press conference in Rotterdam as she announced her retirement.
"A special day: officially stopping tennis," Vergeer, 31, wrote on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
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