Tennis fans might not have been remember of Camille Pin too much lately, but who could forget that first round encounter with Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open in 2007. Down 5-0 in the third, Pin came up and had the match in her hands and she went up to serve.
She ended up losing the match to Sharapova, but that might be the match of her career.
"It was one of my best moments, even though I lost," Pin reflected on Friday after losing in the doubles with her partner, Mathilde Johannson. "It was such a fight, it was so hot, and I gave it everything I had.
"I loved playing on the big courts, and I've been lucky to play most of the top players," she added. "At the beginning, I'd think, 'That's quite a bad draw'... but now that I'm retiring I'm really happy to have lived those moments."
Pin has been on the pro tour for 12 years and reached four semifinals and eight quarterfinals in her career.
"I don't have any firm plans yet," she said. "I'm going to think a lot about what I want to do. I'm really looking forward to new challenges, maybe in the media, maybe in management. I definitely want to stay in sports.
"I just want to thank everyone who was behind me all these years. For me it was the best pleasure I could have was to have the support of my fans and friends. Because it's a very tough job - but, I think, the most beautiful job ever."