‘My body is telling me it has reached end point’ – GB’s Edmund retires

As he announced his retirement from tennis, former British number one Kyle Edmund said, “my body is telling me it’s finally reached the end point.”

In 2018, Edmund reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, ranking him as high as 14th overall.

The 30-year-old marks the second British Open player after Sir Andy Murray to reach the final four at Melbourne.

Edmund had three knee surgeries in the last five years, which hindered his later career.

Looking back, Edmund said, “I can say that I made the best effort possible to get back where I was in my career.”

“The last five years have been burdened by three operations and other conditions like wrist, ab, hip, and foot,” he said.

Edmund, who was born in South Africa, immigrated to Britain at the age of three and spent his early years there before becoming a professional in 2011.

He was British number one for 19 months and won two ATP Tour singles titles, both in 2018 and 2020 at Antwerp.

He also played for the British nation that won the Davis Cup in 2015, marking its first victory in the sport in 79 years.

Edmund lost to compatriot Jack Pinnington-Jones in the final of the ATP Challenger competition in Nottingham.

When Edmund announced his retirement, he thanked his family, saying, “My mom and dad and how they raised me, both physically and emotionally, reflect who I am today.”