Former world number three Milos Raonic has announced his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 35, concluding a career that saw him win eight ATP Tour titles and earn over $20 million in prize money across 15 years on the circuit.
Nicknamed “Missile” for his powerful serve, Raonic reached the peak of his career in 2016, making the semi-finals at the Australian Open and the final at Wimbledon, losing both matches to Andy Murray.
“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,” Raonic wrote on social media platform X. “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.”
Born in former Yugoslavia during the country’s violent breakup in the early 1990s, Raonic and his family moved to Canada when he was three. He turned professional in 2008 and captured his first ATP title three years later at the Pacific Coast Championships, defeating Fernando Verdasco in the final.
Raonic also reached four Masters 1000 finals between 2013 and 2020 but was unable to secure a title, falling first to Rafa Nadal at the Canadian Open and subsequently to Novak Djokovic in three finals. His last ATP final appearance came against Djokovic at the 2020 Cincinnati Masters, and his final tour-level match was a first-round loss to Germany’s Dominik Koepfer at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“What’s next? I won’t be slowing down,” Raonic added. “There is so much more life to live, and I am as motivated and hungry as I was in 2011, when I broke through on tour.”
Raonic’s retirement marks the end of a distinguished career defined by his explosive serve, resilience, and consistency on the ATP Tour.
