Novak Djokovic headlines reaction to Milos Raonic's retirement

Milos Raonic

Djokovic headlines reaction to Raonic's retirement

Fellow Canadian Auger-Aliassime and others also pay tribute

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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.

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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.

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