Taiwan’s Lu retires after two decades on the courtNOT PERFECT: Lu said he was proud, even though his 1-6, 3-6 loss to Alexander Zverev meant he would not be standing on the podium at this year’s OlympicsStaff writer, with CNAVeteran Taiwanese tennis player Lu Yen-hsun (盧彥勳) on Sunday announced his retirement after losing to world No. Lu, a five-time Olympian with a 20-year career as a professional, had previously announced that he would retire from the sport after the Tokyo Olympics. Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun returns to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in their Tokyo Olympic Games men’s singles first-round match at Ariake Tennis Park yesterday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times“I had the courage to give my everything on the court,” Lu said. Thank you for playing your last career match representing Taiwan at the Tokyo Olympics,” Lai wrote on Facebook.

Source: Taipei Times July 25, 2021 15:56 UTC