体坛英语资讯：Cypriot tennis star Padhdatis to retire from professional tennis
<p><span word="NICOSIA">NICOSIA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="Cypriot">Cypriot</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="Baghadatis">Baghadatis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span></p><p><span word="Bagdhatis">Bagdhatis</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carrer">carrer</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 134 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span>.</p><p><span word="Baghdatis">Baghdatis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> 9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Between">Between</span> 2006 <span word="and">and</span> 2010, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Zagreb">Zagreb</span>, <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>.</p><p><span word="Baghdatis">Baghdatis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="physically">physically</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="belong">belong</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="recurring">recurring</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="Baghdatis">Baghdatis</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capacities">capacities</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>.</p>
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