adminLONDON. — Former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian has retired from tennis because of a shoulder injury.
The 31-year-old Argentine, who reached a career high of three in the world rankings in 2006, was runner-up to Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2002.
Nalbandian reached the semi-finals or better at all four Grand Slam tournaments during his career.
He was also disqualified after kicking an advertising board into a line judge’s shin at Queen’s Club in 2012.
“It’s not easy what’s happening to me now, my shoulder is not helping me to train as I should for the circuit,” he said. Nalbandian, from Cordoba, has slipped to 231 in the rankings after numerous injuries, the latest of which saw him undergo shoulder surgery in May and led him to announce his retirement in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. He has played just 11 matches in 2013, although made it to the final of the Brazil Open in March, losing to Rafael Nadal. — BBC Sport.
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