Aussie John Millman, Former World No.33, Will Retire After 2024 Aussie Summer

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday November 9, 2023

The profession of one of many hardest fighters on tour and a inexperienced and gold legend is coming to an finish.

John Millman, a Brisbane, Australia native who battled by way of a number of surgical procedures to climb to a career-high rating of World No.33 in 2018, will retire in early 2024, after the Aussie summer time occasions are performed.

He is at the moment ranked 436.

All good issues come to an finish.
After the upcoming Australian Summer I’ll be retiring from skilled tennis.
I’m extremely grateful for all of the help I’ve had all through my profession.
It’s been an exhilarating trip residing out a dream I had as a child. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BFru6Wjwgn

— John Millman (@johnhmillman) November 9, 2023

Millman, who upset 5-time champion and World No. 2 Federer for largest win of profession and to succeed in his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at 2018 US Open, was a tried-and-true fighter on tour, a bodily phenom who liked to play lengthy rallies and grind his opponents down.

He used that physicality to get by Federer on a muggy night in Flushing Meadows in 2018, gorgeous the Swiss in a wild affair, and in addition beat then 14th-ranked Fabio Fognini at that very same US Open.

Millman received his lone title at Astana in 2020, saving two match factors to defeat Tommy Paul within the quarterfinals earlier than defeating Frances Tiafoe and Adrian Mannarino to take the title

Currently 34, Millman made his ATP debut in 2010. He at the moment owns 121 profession ATP wins.