Milos Raonic announces retirement
Milos Raonic announced his retirement on social media Monday following an illustrious career in which he reached No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
“The time has come, I am retiring from tennis. 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,” the 35-year-old wrote on X.
“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.”
The time has come, I am retiring from tennis. 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…
— Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) January 11, 2026
The Canadian star won eight tour-level titles during his career. His best season came in 2016, when he reached the Wimbledon final after defeating Roger Federer in the semi-finals. That year, he also advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open and the Nitto ATP Finals, reached the Indian Wells final and finished the year ranked at a career-high No. 3.
He last competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where he lost 7-6(2), 6-7(5), 6-7(1) to Dominik Koepfer in the first round.
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