VIENNA (AP) — Thomas Muster has announced he will retire from full-time tennis following next month's Erste Bank Open tournament in his native Austria.
The former top-ranked Muster, who turns 44 early next month, made his comeback to professional tennis last year after 11 years away.
"You should not drag it along forever," Muster said Wednesday. "I wanted to relive competitive tennis again and I've really enjoyed it."
Muster is ranked 847th after winning two matches in 18 tournaments on the lower-tier Challenger tour. He has lost both his main-draw matches at ATP level.
"Vienna will definitely be my last appearance in an ATP event," said the Austrian, who was No. 1 …
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