{"id":197928,"date":"2026-01-12T16:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=197928"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:08:12","slug":"former-world-no-3-milos-raonic-announces-retirement-from-professional-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/former-world-no-3-milos-raonic-announces-retirement-from-professional-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"FORMER WORLD NO. 3: Milos Raonic Announces Retirement from Professional Tennis!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic (35) has decided to end his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced on social media that he is retiring, and his highest ranking was third place on the ATP list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He won eight titles at lower-tier tournaments. He played in the Wimbledon final in 2016, as well as finals at Masters events in Cincinnati, Indian Wells, Paris, and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe moment has come\u2026 I am retiring from tennis. This is the moment you know will come someday, but somehow you never feel fully ready for it. Still, this is as ready as I will ever be. Tennis has been my love and obsession for most of my life,\u201d Raonic wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His best year was 2016. In addition to the Wimbledon final, where he defeated Roger Federer in the semifinals, he also played in the semifinals of the Australian Open and the ATP Finals, reached the Indian Wells final, and finished the year in third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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. <br><br>I have been the luckiest person to get to live out\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milosraonic\/status\/2010491463524638726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMom, Dad, Jelena, and Momir, I am endlessly grateful to you for so many times putting your lives aside so that I could have the opportunity to chase my dream. This became a reality only because of you. None of this would have been possible without your constant effort and the emotional support you invested in my dreams. As fortunate as I was to find tennis, that pales in comparison to the fortune of having you as my parents, sister, and brother. I hope to make my wife and son proud every day and to be the kind of family to them that you were to me,\u201d he added, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He last played at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where he lost in the first round to Dominik Koepfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/born-on-christmas-died-on-christmas-eve-the-oldest-resident-of-the-zlatibor-region-grandpa-petar-passes-away-at-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BORN ON CHRISTMAS, DIED ON CHRISTMAS EVE: The Oldest Resident of the Zlatibor Region, Grandpa Petar, Passes Away at 101!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/without-power-since-christmas-eve-residents-of-krupanj-villages-furious-at-the-state-elderly-sick-and-children-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WITHOUT POWER SINCE CHRISTMAS EVE: Residents of Krupanj Villages Furious at the State, Elderly, Sick, and Children at Risk!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/u-s-senate-considers-bill-to-impose-500-tariffs-on-countries-continuing-to-buy-russian-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. SENATE CONSIDERS BILL TO IMPOSE 500% TARIFFS ON COUNTRIES CONTINUING TO BUY RUSSIAN ENERGY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/total-economic-colonization-venezuela-will-buy-exclusively-products-made-in-the-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cTOTAL ECONOMIC COLONIZATION\u201d: Venezuela will buy exclusively products made in the USA!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tucker-carlson-warns-america-is-preparing-for-a-world-war-this-trump-decision-proves-it-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TUCKER CARLSON WARNS: America is preparing for a World war, this Trump decision proves it! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.b92.net\/sport\/tenis\/vesti\/197678\/milos-raonic-zavrsio-karijeru\/vest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">B92<\/a>; <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Printscreen X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic (35) has decided to end his career. He announced on social media that he is retiring, and his highest ranking was third place on the ATP list. He won eight titles at lower-tier tournaments. 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