The Canadian, former world number 3, had not been seen in competition for a year and a half.
Canadian Milos Raonic, former world No.3 and finalist at Wimbledon in 2016, announced Monday that he was retiring after a career with eight ATP titles won during the era of the Big 4 Federer-Nadal-Djokovic-Murray.
“It’s a moment that has to come one day, you know it but surprisingly you’re never ready for it. I’m as ready for it as I’ll ever be.”commented the 35-year-old Canadian on social networks, saying to himself “the luckiest man who was able to live and fulfill his dreams”.
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Born in Podgorica (Montenegro), Raonic became the first Canadian to play in a Grand Slam final, but he has not appeared in competition for a year and a half and his defeat in the first round of the Paris Olympic Games on the clay court of Roland-Garros.
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A big server, he had his moment of glory in 2016 when he beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals at Wimbledon before losing in the final against Andy Murray. That same year, he made the semi-finals at the Australian Open and the year-end Masters, finishing the season ranked 3rd in the world.
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