Former Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic has announced his retirement from tennis.

Raonic climbed as high as number three in the ATP Rankings in 2016, having lost to Andy Murray in that year's Wimbledon showpiece.

He also became the first Canadian man in the Open Era to reach the Wimbledon showpiece, the Australian Open semi-finals and the quarter-finals of the French Open.  

But Raonic has only played one grand slam since the start of 2024, going out to Alex de Minaur in the first round of the Australian Open.

The eight-time ATP Tour title-winner had struggled with injuries throughout the final five years of his career, and he confirmed his decision to hang up his racket in an emotional social media post on Sunday.

"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," the 35-year-old wrote on X.

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 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 and fulfil 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 eight years old by complete luck. 

"What's next? I won't be slowing down. 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 the tour.

"I will put the same effort and intensity into the next thing. If I can pursue the same excellence as I did with my tennis, just trying to be better every day, let's see where it takes me."