The former Wimbledon finalist has not competed since mid-2024, with his last appearance on tour coming at the Queen’s Club Championships during the grass swing. He later returned six weeks afterward to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he was eliminated in the first round — a match that ultimately became the last of his career.
Injuries kept him sidelined for the remainder of the season, and although a return in 2025 had been expected, it never materialised. Raonic had hinted in early 2025 that he hoped to come back during the grass swing, but his shoulder injury never fully recovered, and he remained absent from competition without providing updates on a possible return.
This time, Raonic turned to social media to officially announce his definitive retirement from professional tennis, focusing primarily on expressing gratitude to everyone who made his journey in the sport possible. “I have been the luckiest person to get to live out and fulfill my dreams,” he wrote. “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 8 years old by complete luck. Somehow, this became my entire obsession and childhood, and then became my profession and life.”
At 35 years old, Raonic became a true ambassador of Canadian tennis, establishing himself as one of the greatest servers of the Open Era — comfortably mentioned alongside elite servers such as John Isner and Ivo Karlovic.
Across his career, Raonic won eight titles from 23 finals, often seeing his biggest runs halted by members of the Big Three (or Big Four). He reached four Masters 1000 finals, losing to Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic (three times). He finished his career with a 9–36 record against the Big Four, with Djokovic being the only one he never managed to defeat.
“A big part of my tennis journey has been the incredible people I have been fortunate to meet all over the world,” Raonic added. “On many occasions, they have been wonderful mentors who have given me the time and guidance to figure out the rest of my life. I am thankful to them for making the burden of many of my life’s most important questions a little easier. Their care and time have made this process much clearer and inspiring.
“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 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.”