Nagretiro na si dating world No. 4 tennis player na si Robin Soderling dahil sa sakit na glandular fever na iniinda nito simula pa noong taong 2011.
Sa ulat, hindi na nakapaglaro si Soderling sa ATP World Tour event simula noong 2011 dahil sa sakit na monomucleosis, isang energy-sapping viral illness.
Ang taong may ganitong sakit ay nakararanas ng mataas na lagnat, namamagang lymph glands at sore throat.
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Mas nakilala ang 31-anyos na Swede noong 2009 nang talunin nito si Rafael Nadal sa French Open at mabigo itong makarekober sa isport.
Nakaabot si Soderling sa French Open finals noong 2009 hanggang 2010, sa quarter-finals sa Wimbleton at US Open, at umasa rin ito na makabalik sa aksiyon hanggang matanggap na niya ang pagkabigo sa bandang huli na hindi na siya puwedeng maglaro.
“I’ve realized that I will not be healthy enough to be able to play tennis at the level I demand of myself,” ang pahayag ni Soderling sa tennis.se.
“For that reason I have decided to end my career as a professional tennis player.”
Inamin ni Soderling ang kanyang pagretiro sa social media.
“A few weeks before the Swedish Open in Bastad in 2011 I became ill with glandular fever,” ang naging pahayag nito sa Twitter.
“Since I was not aware of the seriousness of this, I made the mistake of continuing to train and compete with the virus in my body, which resulted in a sharp overtraining syndrome. I have since struggled to recover completely from this.
“With the disease it has been impossible for me to train 100% and I was forced to rest after any physical effort. In some periods I felt so bad that I was completely bed-ridden.
“This past year, however, my health improved and I have been able to increase my exercise levels, but my recovery after exercise is unfortunately still not as I would like.”
Naitala ang final match ni Soderling noong Hulyo 2011 kung saan tinalo nito si David Ferrer ng Spain at nanalo sa Swedish Open sa Bastad. (BBC News)
