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Jocelyn Rae: British Fed Cup player retires, aged 26

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British Fed Cup doubles player Jocelyn Rae has retired from professional tennis at the age of 26.

Rae helped Great Britain reach the World Group II play-off earlier this year, teaming up with Laura Robson.

She won Commonwealth Games gold for Scotland with Colin Fleming in 2010 and secured 23 titles on the International Tennis Federation circuit.

"I have thought about it on and off for a while," she told BBC East Midlands Today.

"I think most professional athletes have it in the back of the mind: 'Is this lifestyle what I want?