This Friday, October 14, it was confirmed Andreas Seppi’s retirementone of the most experienced tennis players on Italian soil, who at 38 years old has managed to lift three ATP tournaments.
The one born in Caldaro on February 21, 1984 he was characterized by being a versatile playerwho showed faculties to perform in clay, grass and hard surface.
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However, some injuries took their toll, and despite being ‘top 20’ in the world rankingcould not figure fully and consolidate there. Between 2011 and 2012 he lived his best seasons.
And it is that in 2011, the Italian won the tournament trophy Eastbourne (hierba); while in 2012 he won the trophy of the tournaments of Belgrade (brick dust) and the one of Moscow (hard surface).
In addition, Seppi was runner-up in the tournaments of Gstaad (2007), Eastbourne (2012), Metz (2012), Zagreb (2015), Halle (2015), sydney (2019) y New York (2020). In 2016 she was a finalist in the Dubai tournament with Simone Bolelli as her partner in doubles.
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Thus, after more than 15 years of professional career, Andreas Seppi announced his retirementconfirming that his last competitions will be the ATP 250 in Naples and the Ortisei Challenger in Italy.
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