OTTAWA, ON — Former high three participant Milos Raonic introduced his retirement from skilled tennis on Monday.
“The time has come. I’m retiring from tennis,” the 35-year-old Canadian advised X. “This can be a second that I do know will come, however one way or the other I simply do not feel prepared for it. That is as prepared as I will ever be. Tennis has been my love and obsession for many of my life,” Raonic stated.
Raonic, who has a giant serve, has received eight ATP titles since turning professional in 2011. In 2016, he turned the primary Canadian man to succeed in a Grand Slam last, defeating Roger Federer 6-3 6-7 (3), 4-6 7-5 6-3 within the Wimbledon semifinals. In probably the most profitable yr of his profession, he additionally reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, certified for the ATP Finals, and completed the yr with a career-high rating of No. 3 on this planet.
“I am the luckiest particular person to have the ability to reside my life and notice my goals,” he stated. “I needed to come to high school every single day and simply concentrate on getting higher, see the place it will take me, and play a sport that I used to be launched to at eight years previous by sheer luck. In some way, this turned my obsession and my entire childhood, after which my career and my life.”
His last match of his profession was a 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (1) loss to Dominik Koepfer within the first spherical of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
