Caroline Garcia, a former US Open semifinalist who has been ranked as high as number 4, revealed her career plans a few months ago. Before starting her campaign in her 14th consecutive French Open appearance, Garcia stunned the tennis world by stating, “It’s time to say goodbye.” After competing at the highest level for almost 15 years and dedicating 25 years of her life to the sport, Garcia claimed that she felt ready to start a new chapter in her life. The 31-year-old French superstar made her pro debut in 2011, and over these years, she won 11 titles in her singles career. All she now wants is to end her career on a high note!

Other than reaching the US Open SF in 2022, her best record was winning the WTA Finals in that same year. However, before that, she stunned everyone by reaching the QF of her ‘Home Slam’ (French Open) in 2017. But this two-time major champion in doubles has struggled a bit this season. If we take a look at her record in singles, she has a win percentage of around 36.4%. At the AO, she was knocked out in the first round, and then in the French Open, she faced a similar fate. As things stand, Caroline Garcia is now looking forward to making a strong comeback in Cincinnati, but…

Things aren’t looking good for the French superstar! Although she secured a hard-fought victory in her first match against Sonay Kartal, in the second match, she’s struggling a bit against Karolina Muchova. The Czech took the first set by 7-6(3), and in the second set, Garcia is 2-3 down at the moment. But amid all of these, Carolina Garcia has now taken a Medical Time Out (MTO). It seems as if she is having some issue with her left thigh. Worrying scenes in Cincinnati!

Caroline Garcia took 2 hours and 36 minutes to beat Kartal in the previous match. Temperatures were soaring high on that, and even players like Taylor Townsend had claimed it was “hot as hell.” In her post-match interview, Garcia said, “It was so hot, so tough out there, I didn’t play a lot of matches in the last couple of months. At the end of the first set, I was exhausted. I felt like I let my opportunity go away, and it was a long way to the end of the match.” Did the previous match take a heavy toll on Garcia?

Earlier this year, we saw her pulling out her name from the Madrid Open due to a back issue. Caroline Garcia took some time out, but she managed to make a comeback at the French Open. But the recent injury concern in Cincinnati has now sparked a new set of concerns ahead of her upcoming tournaments. Garcia has received a wild card for the 2025 US Open, and it’ll be her final tournament of her career. Her fans are keen to see her at her best in NY, but why did she take her retirement decision, though?

Caroline Garcia opens up about the real reason behind her retirement

Last year, Caroline Garcia played around 34 matches in the entire season. In mid-September, she decided to call it a season because she claimed that she was struggling a bit mentally, and she hoped that this extended break would help her return to the courts in a much stronger fashion in 2025. But this year, she has played only 11 matches as of now. Cincinnati is her first tournament since the first-round exit at the French Open. 

After securing her first win since March in her previous match against Kartal, Caroline Garcia claimed that she knows what it takes, but she can’t do it anymore. “Some people don’t understand and they say, ‘Oh, but you are young,’ and everything, but I’ve been there for a long time. I got ups and downs, I’ve been through tough moments, both level-wise and result-wise, and also how I was as a person and how much I suffered. I don’t want to just play tennis just to play tennis,” said Garcia. According to her, she doesn’t have the strength to do it anymore.

Is it due to a lack of motivation or something else? Well, amid all these, on July 19, she tied the knot with her long-time partner Borja Duran (with whom she co-hosts a popular tennis podcast, ‘The Tennis Insider Club’) at the historic La Torre Del Remel in Spain. So, all Carolina Garcia wants now is to get some more joy and light in her life with her new chapter. Share your thoughts on Garcia’s amazing tennis career.