Former tennis player Ana Ivanovic says panic attacks played a role in her decision to retire from professional women’s tennis at age 29. In interviews reported by New York Post and Yahoo Sports, Ivanovic describes feeling overwhelmed by fear and connects those experiences to her early end to her playing career. The outlets agree that she did not frame the decision only as a sporting or performance-related choice, but instead pointed to mental and emotional strain. Both reports state that Ivanovic has discussed how anxiety and panic affected her while she was still active on the tour, and that this ultimately influenced her retirement timeline. The coverage is consistent in attributing her retirement at 29, in part, to panic attacks. Neither article suggests a different primary reason for her retirement; instead, both focus on Ivanovic’s account of fear and panic as factors behind stepping away from the sport.