Munich (AP) – Tennis veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber spoke again after his first round defeat at the clay court tournament in Munich about an early end to his career.
“Tennis is still a great love at home, but I no longer have the strength and leisure to live in the hotel week after week,” said the 38-year-old from Augsburg. However, he will “surely” play the qualification for the French Open and in Wimbledon.
Kohlschreiber has won the traditional event at the Iphitos facility in Munich three times in his career. Against his compatriot Daniel Altmaier, who was 15 years his junior, it was already over in round one after a 6:7, 6:3 and 1:6. “I’m not quite that professional anymore. I don’t play twice a day. I play maybe once a day. There’s just a lot of hours missing in the year,” said Kohlschreiber.