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Former topranked player Mauresmo retires from tennis LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScheduleResultsRankingsMoneyWinnersATP ScheduleResultsRaceRankingsMoneyWinnersWTA Tennis on TSNeotText SizeISSYLESMOULINEAUX France Twotime Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday saying she no longer had a burning desire for competitionThe 30yearold Frenchwoman a former topranked player who finished the season at No 21 said she doesnt have the will to keep playing at the highest levelI dont want to train anymore Mauresmo said after shedding tears about the decision I had to make a decision which became evident in the last few months and weeks When you grew older its more difficult to stay at the topMauresmo who won both of her Grand Slam titles in 2006 at the Australian Open and Wimbledon said she was happy to leave on a good note after winning her 25th singles title her first in almost two years in Paris this season She also secured seven wins over players from the Top 10 in her final yearIts a bit sad but this is the right decision Mauresmo said I was lucky enough to have an exceptional career and to experience very strong feelings on the courtMauresmo who was the No 1ranked player in 2004 played her last match in the second round of this years US Open losing to Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 64 60 She then pulled out of her last two tournaments of the yearIt became very hard in the buildup to the US Open Mauresmo said If I were able to enter the court play and shine of course I could continue but to achieve this you need to put in such hard work And Im not capable of thatMauresmo said she has no regrets and feels very proud when she looks back at a career that started in 1993I dreamt of this career I dreamt of winning a Grand Slam title she said I lifted trophies in every city in the world and I lived 10 magical and unbelievable yearsMauresmo who says she decided to play tennis after watching Yannick Noah win the 1983 French Open became the first player from France male or female to reach the No 1 spot on Sept 13 2004 She held it for five weeks and recaptured it on March 20 2006 holding it for the majority of that year until falling from the top on Nov 12 In total she spent 39 weeks at No 1But she was never able to emulate Noahs feat of winning on the clay at Roland Garros failing to go beyond the quarterfinals at the Grand Slam tournament in Paris where she struggled to withstand the pressure in front of her home crowdMauresmo whose backhand ...