Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig has announced her retirement from tennis, which is a result of a recent string of injuries and surgeries that followed.
“After a tough three-year fight with injuries and four surgeries, my body had enough,” explained the 28-year-old, who has been mostly sidelined from competition since the start of the 2020 season. “This decision isn’t an easy one because I would’ve loved to retire on my own terms, but sometimes life has other plans and we have to open new doors that lead to exciting possibilities.