Mauresmo has lost the fire in her belly

...But sometimes the fire in your belly goes out and there may be nothing that you can do about it. I don’t think that this is ever something that accidentally happens to people. I believe that the decision to quench the fire is always a choice, sometimes made unconsciously, sometimes with full awareness. In Amelie Mauresmo’s case, she seems to be fully aware that she no longer feels the urge to stoke the tennis fire in her belly. She has decided to extinguish her inner tennis Warrior and hang up her racquet...

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