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News January 4, 2025

Sloane Stephens points ice-cold response to critics telling her to retire

Sloane Stephens points ice-cold response to critics telling her to retire
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Sloane Stephens has a reasonably blunt message for these calling on her to retire as the previous world No. 3 says there isn’t a want for that since she remains to be incomes fairly good cash. 

After changing into a Grand Slam champion eight years in the past and likewise successful her first WTA 1000 title on the 2018 Miami Open, the American began to slowly decline from the 2019 season. 

Whereas she has managed to win two WTA titles since and stay an everyday participant within the main-level occasions, the previous couple of seasons have not been the simplest and the American posted a dropping 19-22 document final yr after dropping her final six matches in 2024. 

Additionally, Stephens was overwhelmed by Ann Li in her 2025 season-opener in Auckland. 

And just about after each loss, the present world No. 74 will get instructed by critics and indignant bettors that it is time for her to stroll away from professional tennis. 

Stephens hits again: You do not stop a job that pays you effectively

“People don’t have any filter. They also don’t realize that you’re another human being. They would never say it to your face. It actually prohibits people from putting their lives out there because they don’t want to be judged,” the 31-year-old instructed

“It’s all about what the athlete can handle, right? ‘You should retire?’ I’m like, ‘If these people are still paying me, I’m not going.’ I think people don’t realize, if someone was paying you a lot of money, you wouldn’t quit your job. You wouldn’t leave your job.”

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Fact be instructed, Stephens did earn some good cash final yr, accumulating $890k regardless of not having an ideal season.

On the subject of her profession earnings, she has netted $18.8 million in match prize cash alone. 

In order lengthy the American is ready to play the WTA-level tournaments, she most likely will not significantly take into consideration retiring. 

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