Wheelchair tennis world champion Shingo Kunieda, who has accomplished numerous achievements, including winning the ``Lifetime Golden Slam'' of winning all four majors and the Paralympics, has decided to retire.
According to sources, World No. 1 Kunieda has submitted his retirement notice to the International Tennis Federation on the 22nd.
38-year-old Kunieda won the gold medal in singles at the Tokyo Paralympics last year, and last year won the Wimbledon Championships, a long-cherished wish, and achieved the "Lifetime Golden Slam" by winning all four majors and the Paralympics. Did.
According to her sources, she has struggled to stay motivated since then and decided to retire earlier this month.
Kunieda has been a world leader in wheelchair tennis for many years, and she has set 28 Grand Slam singles victories, the most in history, and has continued to set unprecedented records. I have established.
She has competed in five consecutive Paralympic Games since Athens 2004, she won consecutive singles titles in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012, and won her third gold medal in Tokyo two years ago. won.
Kunieda said she plans to hold a press conference next month to explain her detailed reasons for her decision to retire.