Kevin Anderson reached two Grand Slam finals.© Twitter
Kevin Anderson, who rose to number five in the ATP rankings and reached two Grand Slam finals, announced on Tuesday that he would be retiring at age 35, tweeting, “I did my best.” “Today I finally made the difficult decision to retire from professional tennis,” he wrote in one of a series of farewell tweets. The 2.03m South African lost the 2017 US Open final to Rafael Nadal and the 2018 Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic, both in straight sets.
A note to everyone who was part of my tennis journey. (1-4/5) pic.twitter.com/atueKpob84
— Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) May 3, 2022
5/5 pic.twitter.com/khHTpXoEwt
— Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) May 3, 2022
He won seven singles tournaments on the ATP circuit and was in the top 10 from February 2018 to June 2019 before suffering a series of injuries and undergoing knee surgery in 2020.
“I am so grateful for the wonderful things that have come my way just because I was a part of this sport,” he wrote.
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“As a child, my father always told me that success is not determined by results, but by the effort and sacrifice you make along the way to become the best you can be.”
His last game was in the round of 64 at the Miami Masters, where he lost in three sets to Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
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