One of the most entertaining and well-known players on the ATP tour, French tennis player Gael Monfils, announced on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the year.
The former world number six, 39, has played on the ATP tour since making his Open de Moselle debut in October 2004.
He said on social media that he would like to let everyone know that the year ahead will be his final year as a professional tennis player.
I’m very happy that I chose to retire at the end of the 2026 tennis season, despite the fact that this sport means the world to me.
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Monfils has won 13 ATP titles throughout his distinguished career, but he has never won a Masters 1000 title, having lost three finals at the Paris Indoors in 2009 and 2010, and at Monte Carlo in 2016.
He is currently ranked 53 in the world, making two Grand Slam semi-finals: at Roland Garros in 2008 and at the US Open in 2016.
He claimed that while I did well, I never won a Grand Slam in my career.
“Believe me when I tell you, I don’t regret anything,” I yell.
And he continued, “I’ve had the opportunity to play alongside some of the greatest names in the history of our sport: (Roger) Federer, (Rafael) Nadal), Novak Djokovic, and (Andy) Murray.
His imminent retirement follows Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet, and Gilles Simon, three other Frenchmen of his generation, who he described as “my three musketeers and best friends for life.”
Monfils was not a member of the team in 2017 when France defeated Belgium to win the title, but he participated in the 2010 and 2014 Davis Cup finals, which France lost to Serbia and Federer’s Switzerland, respectively.
Monfils, who was born in Paris on September 1, 1986, is renowned for his athleticism and court slam.
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