Gulbis Delays Early Retirement By Winning In Indian Wells

Written by: Staff on 12th March 2013

ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam

Gulbis Delays Early Retirement By Winning In Indian Wells

epa03580718 Latvian player Ernests Gulbis in action against Dutch player Robin Haase during their first round match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 12 February 2013. EPA/ROBIN UTRECHT |

Ernests Gulbis, the son of a Latvian oligarch who is once again and back on the rise up the ATP World Tour rankings after winning last week’s title in Delray Beach, revealed his mother advised him to retire from tennis at the age of 24.

Gulbis is continuing his good run of form at Indian Wells, beating the troubled Serb Janko Tipsarevic. But he revealed: “My mother, actually this year after the Bergamo [challenger] tournament when I lost in the first round, told me that I should quit tennis. I told her ‘Give me one more month’. So now at least she’s happy.” ©Daily tennis news wire

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