Milos Raonic announced his retirement from professional tennis on Monday. Raonic, 35, has not played since the 2024 Paris Olympics. Despite having his career derailed by injuries, the Canadian climbed as high as No. 3 in the world and finished runner-up to Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2016.
“The time has come, I am retiring from tennis,” Raonic posted 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.
“I am thankful for the incredible fans I got to compete and practice in front of all over the world. They got to see me shining at my brightest and managing the hardest of moments on the court. They got to see me grow up. Thank you to each and every one who stopped, even for a moment, to watch and support me.”
In addition to his 2016 Wimbledon result, Raonic reached two other Grand Slam semifinals and seven other quarters. He won eight ATP titles, including the 2014 Washington, D.C. tournament.
good career, could have been even better
Yep, should have won Indian Wells at least
I remember him helping with BBC commentary at the YEC a few years ago and people were amazed at his tactical insight , from what they thought to be just another big server /huge hitter
Made a Wimbledon final, and queens club, same year, both losing to Murray, a career not to be sniffed at, best of luck in your retirement Milos
5 setter against Nadal at the AO.
In fact he beat Nadal at Indian wells iirc.
Yep
One of my favourites , a lot didn’t like his game . But he was more tactically astute than most
His game left me feeling rather cold
He could be very one dimensional and clumsy….
Yeah but he got results and as I said he understood the game. Do you remember his game in about 2012? .He was more of a baseliner. Should have stayed that way IMO , he was never going to be an S&Ver
And, the same is true of a lot of tall big servers…