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Dutchman Verkerk retires |
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Former French Open finalist Martin Verkerk is quitting tennisThe 30-year-old Verkerk played for 12 years and earned $1.5 million |
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Martin Verkerk is quitting tennis after a career in which he reached the 2003 French Open final. "It had been my plan to play more matches," the Dutchman said Tuesday. "It's a pity it didn't work out." The big serving Verkerk, winner of two ATP tournaments at Milan in 2003 and the Dutch Open a year later, lost the French Open final to Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2003. The 30-year-old Verkerk played for 12 years and earned $1.5 million. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  | 
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