Angelique Kerber's decorated tennis career came to an end in dramatic fashion in the quarterfinals at the Olympics in Paris.
Kerber fell 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (6), to No. 6 seed Zheng Qinwen of China on Wednesday. Kerber fought off three match points in the final-set tiebreaker before Zheng secured the victory.
Keber, 36, announced earlier this month that she would be retiring after the tournament.
The former world No. 1 from Germany is a three-time major champion, winning the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 U.S. Open and 2018 Wimbledon. Kerber won 14 overall titles and spent 34 weeks as the world No. 1 player. She returned to the tour this year after being off for a year and a half following the birth of her first child.
Kerber defeated Naomi Osaka, Jaqueline Cristian and Leylah Fernandez on her path to the quarterfinals in Paris.
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