Former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic has officially announced his retirement from tennis.
The Canadian was a stable in the world’s top ten in the era when the ‘big four’ when ruling tennis.
A big serve and a powerful forehand saw Raonic become the ultimate disruptor and a tough player to beat.
However, injuries often got the best of Raonic with the Canadian taking time off during the latter stages of his career.
There were multiple comebacks to the sport with Raonic playing his last tennis match at the Olympic Games in 2024 where he lost in the opening round to Dominik Koepfer.
Now with his latest attempt to comeback to the sport not working out, Raonic has decided to retire at the age of 35.
In his statement Raonic thanked the sport and the people involved in his career and insisted he is showing no signs of slowing down, “The time has come, I am retiring from tennis,” Raonic explained on social media.
“This is a moment you know will come one day, but somehow you never feel ready for it. This is as ready as I will ever be. Tennis has been my love and obsession for most of my life. I have been the luckiest person to get to live out and fulfill my dreams. I got to show up every day and focus on just getting better, seeing where that will take me, and playing a game I was introduced to at 8 years old by complete luck. Somehow, this became my entire obsession and childhood, and then became my profession and life.
“Thank you to all my colleagues and opponents. I looked up to you growing up, I looked up to you throughout my career, and I will continue to look up to you as a fan. I became the best player I could be, I am a better person, and I learned a lot of life’s most important lessons thanks to the challenges of competing with you all week in and week out for more than 2 decades.
“Thank you to the ATP tour, the ITF, and all the Grand Slams. I dreamt of playing at your great tournaments, and I got to have those amazing experiences surrounded by great people, trying their best for the beautiful game of tennis.
“What’s next? I won’t be slowing down. There is so much more life to live, and I am as motivated and hungry as I was in 2011, when I broke through on tour. I will put the same effort and intensity into the next thing. If I can pursue the same excellence as I did with my tennis, just trying to be better every day, and let’s see where it takes me.”
Raonic was the first Canadian man in the Open Era to reach the world’s top ten and reached a career high ranking of three in the world.
There were ten Grand Slam quarter-final appearances as well as reaching the Wimbledon final in 2016 where he lost to Andy Murray.
The Canadian was a winner of eight ATP titles and reached four Masters 1000 finals.
