Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych announces retirement from tennis
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Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych on Sunday announced his retirement from tennis.The former world number four managed to win 13 ATP singles titles in his career.He also managed to reach the finals of Wimbledon in 2010, but he fell short to Spain's Rafael Nadal. In the tournament, he first defeated Roger Federer in the quarter-finals and then managed to register a win against Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals."Game Set Tennis Career," Berdych tweeted.He also led the Czech Republic to the 2002 and 2003 Davis Cup titles. Berdych had competed in his final professional match at this year's US Open."The feeling I went through in my last official match was one that told me I tried absolutely everything, but the end result is how it is. The level I was always chasing, the top results, being in the top positions of the ATP rankings... My body doesn't allow me to do so," Atptour.com quoted Berdych as saying."I always look at situations very realistically. I was standing with my feet on my ground. .