Leamington's Beddoes quits pro ranks to move to States

Beddoes, 30, who started playing squash at Leamington as an eight-year-old, played in the Warwickshire leagues from 14, represented England as a junior and went on to play for the England women’s team who won gold at the World Team Championship in 2014.

She also won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal and ten world squash titles.

The former world number 11 is now embarking on a new career as squash and wellness director at MetroSquash, an urban squash programme in Chicago.

She said: “I have a passion for the role squash and education can play in helping the lives of those less fortunate and I can’t wait to get started.”