It hurt too much, ... There was no way I could play on.

They were hitting on all cylinders. Turnovers really hurt us, especially in the first half, and they were able to turn a lot of those mistakes into points.

I always said I would finish the year and the year is not finished yet,

I'm proud of all I have achieved in this sport. It has been many years of sacrifice in which I have had tough moments. But those you forget, and the ones that remain are the ones that have filled you as a tennis player and as a human being.

It's not an easy decision because tennis has been my life. But I've taken this decision with my head not with my heart. I think I have to be happy because from now on I will be able to dedicate my time to other things.

It wasn't an easy decision, but everything has to come to an end. There were some hard times but in the end the successes will always remain.