German Philipp Kohlschreiber calls time on storied career after veteren suffered defeat in Wimbledon qualifier
Two decades of toil drew to a close for Philipp Kohlschreiber in Roehampton and while there was inevitable sadness at calling time on his career, that feeling came with an equal measure of relief. The veteran German announced that this would be his final tournament after coming through the first round of Wimbledon qualifying on Monday, with the curtain coming down after a hard-fought three-set defeat to Mikhail Kukushkin, 7-6 (4) 3-6 4-6 in round two in Roehampton. Ad/> The dream was to bow out at the All England club up the road, for a player who was once ranked as high as 16 in the world and sits fifth on the all-time table for most Grand Slam appearances by a male tennis player.
