Ricardas Berankis has competed professionally since 2007 and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 50 in 2016. In recent years, he has focused mainly on the Challenger circuit, winning six titles over the past six seasons. With the off-season underway and a new year approaching, the Lithuanian veteran has decided it is the right moment to step away from competition as his announcement now marks the end of an 18-year journey on Tour.

Berankis shared his retirement decision as he posted a long message about closing an important chapter of his life yesterday. He explained how deeply the moment touched him. He wrote, “Today is one of those days that seems like it will never come, but when it does, it touches me deeply and deeply.”

He continued “I want to announce that I have made on

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