Former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic said he has been the “luckiest person” to live out his dreams as he announced his retirement from tennis.

The 35-year-old Canadian beat Roger Federer to reach the Wimbledon showpiece in 2016, where he fell to a straight-set defeat by Great Britain’s Andy Murray.

Raonic, who won eight tour-level titles, achieved a career-high world ranking of three that same year, having also reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

“The time has come, I am retiring from tennis,” Raonic posted on social media on Sunday.

“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.”

Best known for his powerful serve, which earned him the nickname ‘Missile’, Raonic played his last match at the 2024 Olympics, losing in the first round to Germany’s Dominik Koepfer.

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