Shelby Rogers makes shocking revelation

Shelby Rogers announced on social media that she will retire after the US Open the 31-year-old American who hit a career high ranking at number 30 on the PF WTA rankings in 2022 confirmed on Instagram that she will play her final tournament at her home Grand Slam next week in a post on social media on Friday Rogers 31 said she would play the sport forever if she were healthy but cited a series of injuries and subsequent surgeries as the reason for her decision there really aren't enough words for this moment but I can confidently say that I have pushed my body to its limit Rogers wrote these last couple of years fighting with injuries and surgeries have been challenging now my body is telling me it's time my heart will always love this Sport and I hope I can pass along some inspiration to the next generation of players to dream big and keep growing the beautiful game of tennis Rogers wrote I am very much looking forward to this next chapter of my life but I can't wait to see y'all in New York for one more US Open beset by injuries in recent years the 31-year-old South Carolinian will face sixc Jessica Pula in the first round at Flushing Meadows let's look at her achievements despite having not won a WTA tournament in her career Rogers has accomplished much in the sport a humble giant killer Rogers made a habit of punching above her weight she's never been ranked higher than 30th but that hasn't stopped her from defeating world number one ashb at the 20 21 US Open or Serena Williams in 2020 in a third set tiebreaker and in their only career meeting she straight set Elena rakina on grass in 2022 right before the kazak won Wimbledon currently ranked number 356 Rogers has 307 career singles wins against 262 losses she has reached the quarterfinals at Roland garos 2016 and the US Open 2020 and is a three-time runnerup bad Goin 2014 Rio de Janeiro 2016 San Jose 2022 my final message to Shelby Rogers dear Shelby Rogers I'm saddened to hear you're leaving tennis due to injuries remember the court will miss your passion and dedication but your body's well-being is Paramount prioritize