Tennis-Former Wimbledon champion Kvitova to retire after US Open

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 5/7/14 Women's singles - Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova celebrates with the trophy after winning the final Action Images / Henry Browne/File Photo

(Reuters) -Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced on Thursday that she will retire from tennis at the conclusion of the U.S. Open later this year.

The Czech returned to competition this year after a 15-month maternity break. The 35-year-old, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and reached the Australian Open final in 2019, will compete at this year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open for the last time.