On Sunday evening, Milos Raonic announced his retirement from professional tennis.
The former world number three made the announcement on his social media accounts, calling tennis his ‘love and obsession.’
Raonic is one of the greatest players in Canadian tennis history; a player who possessed an almost unreturnable serve and a steely demeanour on court.
The 35-year-old reached his one Grand Slam final at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to Andy Murray in straight sets.
Following his announcement, various high-profile tennis figures have sent Raonic messages celebrating the Canadian star’s career.
Boris Becker’s message to Milos Raonic
In a post on X [formerly Twitter], three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker sent a congratulatory message to the 35-year-old Canadian superstar.
Becker [pictured below] said: “Congratulations Milos on a fabulous tennis career! Good luck on your next chapter!”
Raonic won 23 ATP Tour titles during his career; however, he was never able to win one of the major titles.’
Along with his one Grand Slam final loss, Raonic also lost all four of his Masters 1000 final appearances.
To be fair to the Canadian star, all of his Masters 1000 final losses came against either Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal – two of the greatest players in tennis history.
Ivan Ljubicic’s message to Milos Raonic
Ivan Ljubicic, the former coach of Roger Federer, has also sent a message to Raonic via Instagram.
He said: “Congrats on your impressive career! Everyone knows your future will be even more successful. Happy retirement, Milos!”
Ljubicic and Raonic worked together for two-and-a-half years before parting ways in November 2015.
After they split, Raonic thanked the experienced coach for his help.
As per Tennis.com, Raonic said: “I’d like to thank Ivan Ljubicic for the tremendous amount of support, knowledge and understanding he has given me.
“The decision has been made that we will not continue our professional relationship in the coming year.”
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