Milos Raonic has decided to hang up his racket.
The 35-year-old Canadian announced his retirement from professional tennis in a lengthy social media post Sunday afternoon.
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
“This is a comment you know will come one day, but somehow you never feel ready for it. This is as ready as I will ever be,” explained the product of Thornhill, Ont.
"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.”
By Canadian professional tennis standards, it's the end of a legendary 18-year career for Raonic.
Raonic battled injuries late in his career and last competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, but he was one of the best players in the world in his mid 20s.
In 2016, he defeated Roger Federer in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but lost in the final to Andy Murray. He reached the semis at the Australian Open and ATP Finals that season, as well as the finals at Indian Wells, and finished the year ranked a career-high No. 3 in the world.
Overall, the powerful server reached at least the quarterfinals in 10 Grand Slams and compiled a 92-37 career record at major tournaments.
