Milos Raonic
Djokovic headlines reaction to Raonic’s retirement
Fellow Canadian Auger-Aliassime and others also pay tribute
January 13, 2026
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Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic ahead of their 2020 Australian Open quarter-final clash.
By ATP Staff
Milos Raonic announced on Sunday via social media his retirement from professional tennis.
Off the back of the news, Novak Djokovic shared a heartfelt message on his Instagram story, congratulating Raonic on his memorable career.
“Congrats on an amazing career, @mraonic 🙌🇨🇦,” wrote Djokovic.
Felix Auger-Aliassime, who partnered with Raonic in doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, also shared a message on Instagram. He wrote: “Greatest Canadian ever to do it 🇨🇦🙌🏽 Thank you for everything you brought to Canadian tennis and on a personal level thank you for being an amazing example and mentor all these years 🙏🏽.”
Bianca Andreescu, Steve Nash, Jose Bautista, Vera Wang, John Isner and Zizou Bergs were among the stars who also shared their messages in the comments on Raonic’s retirement post on Instagram.
“Canadian legend 🙏🏻🇨🇦,” commented Andreescu.
“Great career @mraonic done with class and professionalism all the way through,” wrote Isner.
Raonic’s career stats:
-No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings
-383 tour-level wins
-8 ATP titles
-Wimbledon final & 4 ATP Masters 1000 finals
-No. 9 on record in aces (8,445)
