​Anette Kontaveit recently announced that Wimbledon will be the last competition of her career, and the organizers of the London Grand Slam tournament came under fire after making a controversial decision against the player, who was ranked No. 2 on the WTA last year.

At Wimbledon-2023, Annette Kontaveit will play on a court without stands

Forced to retire from tennis at only 27 (due to back problems), Annette will face Lucrezia Stefanini (111 WTA) in the first round of the All England Club.

Given the problems faced by the Estonian and the good form of her Italian opponent, this could be the last match in Kontaveit’s career.

The game was originally scheduled for Monday on Court 15, but was postponed due to rain, and the organizers decided that Annette and Lucretia will play on Tuesday on Court 6, one without stands (there are several places where the families and loved ones of the players).

Tennis fans believe that the decision of the organizers is disrespectful to the player who was one of the elite of world tennis.

Who is Annette Kontaveit?

Born on December 24, 1995 in Tallinn, Estonia, Anette is 1.74 meters tall and her highest WTA ranking was No. 2 (as of June 6, 2022).

During her career, she won 6 WTA titles and had 389 wins and 203 losses. Now he ranks 79th in the world ranking. He collected $8,038,120 in tennis prizes alone.

Won career tournaments

2022 – St. Petersburg

2021 – Cleveland, Ostrava, Moscow, Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania Open)

2017 – Hertogenbosch.

Kontaweight and the best results since the Grand Slam

Australian Open: Quarterfinals (2020)

Roland Garros: Fourth Round (2018)

Wimbledon: third round (2017, 2018, 2019)

US Open: Fourth Round (2015, 2020).