Monica Puig, the 2016 Olympic gold medallist in tennis, announced her retirement on Monday. In an Instagram post, the 28-year-old highlighted her recent string of injuries and subsequent operations as the reason for her decision.

Puig became the first athlete from Puerto Rico to win an Olympic gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, defeating former major champions Garbine Muguruza, Petra Kvitova, and Angelique Kerber on her way to the biggest title of her career.

Puig won one WTA Tour title in Strasbourg, France, in 2014, and also appeared in two more finals. In September 2016, she earned a career-high ranking of No. 27 and had her best Grand Slam performance by reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2013.

Puig has been primarily absent from action since the start of the 2020 season due to elbow and shoulder problems. In the fall of 2020, she endured her second shoulder surgery, missing the full 2021 season and being unable to defend her Olympic gold title in Tokyo.

In April, she made a brief comeback in the Madrid Open, losing to Danielle Collins in the first round as a wild card.

Puig had not played since retiring in the first set of her first-round match in a 125K event the following week. She was in Paris earlier this month commentating for ESPN Deportes' coverage of the French Open, and she announced Monday that she will be continuing in that job full-time in the future, as well as working with younger tennis players. She ended her post by expressing gratitude to Puerto Rico and the sport.