Kto zakończy karierę w 2023?

[Kamileki]

Wygrał z nim kiedyś?

[Kiefer]

A to on był w parze z Tiafoe? Nie wiedziałem nawet. Karierę Federera zakończył potężny Hubert Hurkacz.

[Mario]

Dziwna kariera Socka, podejście podejściem, ale typ wygrał mastersa mając 25 lat, czy zasłużonego, nie mnie oceniać, to nie ja zasiadam w forumowej komisji badania celowości turniejów i zasłużonych (ich) mistrzów, poprawił runem w WTF, po czym totalnie spłynął. 28-50 w tourze od początku 2018 i 70-74 wliczając challengery. To jest poziom ogonów top 100, dodajmy wątpliwe zdrowie i coraz większe problemy z motywacją, chyba nie było sensu tego ciągnąć, jeśli nie bawi go wygrywanie w deblu.

A to on był w parze z Tiafoe?

To Tiafoe był w parze z Sockiem.

[Kiefer]

Możliwe, pamiętałem jedynie, że Franciszek był bardzo napalony na ten mecz.

[Nowitzki]

[Art]

[Damian]

Guido Pella.

[DUN I LOVE]

Wrócił na benefis, zagrał kolka meczów dla swojego niemowlaka i tyle. Maksa wyciągnął imo.

[Damian]

Even Retirement Can’t Separate Cabal/Farah

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Colombian duo met more than 30 years ago and have continued their lifelong friendship
The legacy of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah goes far beyond their results on court; the 345 doubles matches they won together on the ATP Tour, their 19 titles —including two Grand Slams— and becoming the World’s No. 1 duo in 2019. The biggest impact the Colombians have had was their commitment to working together in a discipline in which long partnerships are rare.

“The first time I met Sebas, we were five years old. We started playing in the same city. We grew up together and ended up experiencing a lot of things together,” explained Farah. “The only others with a similar backstory are the Bryan brothers. The difference being that we formed a brotherhood along the way and, thanks to hard work, a lack of ego between us, and not arguing over minutiae, we managed to have a successful partnership.”

It is a miracle that they ever crossed paths in the first place. Robert was born in Montreal, Canada, where his parents Patrick and Eva had settled after fleeing the Lebanese civil war. The fact that the Farah Makssoud family ended up in Cali, Colombia, was mainly due to a holiday they took in the late eighties. They ended up staying there, Patrick as a tennis coach and Eva as a teacher.

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It was in Cali where destiny brought Robert and Juan Sebastian together. They met at a local tournament for under-eights. They played on adjoining courts in the first round and both of them beat older players. “That’s when I realised the potential they both had,” remembers Patrick, who would eventually become coach to the two of them.

They soon found themselves on the opposite side of the net, at a tournament in the same city. Cabal made the most of his one-year age advantage over Robert. Not only did he win that match, but also every one they would play for some time to come. Robert used to cry after those defeats. “They were very tense matches, but they came through them and continued to be friends,” added Patrick. At twelve, around the time that saw Farah’s first victory between them, they played their first event as a duo. They turned heads from the start.

“I remember the first doubles match I played against them,” said Santiago Giraldo, former World No. 28. “It was in Medellin, in 1998. They easily beat my teammate and I. I remember Sebas hitting a ‘tweener’ winner against us that day. They were so good!”

As well as being greater than the sum of their parts on court, Cabal and Farah kept building on a friendship that proved immune to the perils of their rivalry in singles, the potential difficulties of living together in Bogota, and the distance when Robert accepted a scholarship to study at the University of Southern California, followed by over a decade of playing together on the ATP Tour.

Since making their debut on Tour as a duo, winning in the first round of Wimbledon in 2011, they have never been apart. Although they would both play the odd tournament with other partners, particularly when the other was injured, playing together was their priority ever since the idea came to them in 2009.

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That year, at the wedding of Colombian former tennis player Pablo Gonzalez, Cabal and Farah decided they would form what turned out to be one of the most stable partnerships in recent years on tour. It was Robert’s idea, he was a few months short of graduating from university and wanted another shot at turning professional.

In 2010, they began their journey together on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger Tours. When their ranking was high enough to enter ATP Tour draws —largely thanks to a runners-up finish for Cabal at the 2011 French Open— they became practically inseparable. Their commitment to constant teamwork bore countless fruits, including the 2019 Wimbledon title.

“The most amazing moment of our careers was winning Wimbledon, thanks to that we became the No. 1. That was the proof that processes bear results,” reflected Cabal, and Farah backed him up: “You can’t win a Grand Slam from one day to the next. [Carlos] Alcaraz did it at 18 years of age, but we’re more mortal and it took us over 30. Thanks to God, we ended up winning another one.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan ... view'>Juan Sebastian Cabal</a> and <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robe ... ew'>Robert Farah</a> win <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/ ... mbledon</a> in 2019.
Juan Sebastian Cabal (left) and Robert Farah win Wimbledon in 2019. Credit: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Their second major title would come later that season, at the 2019 US Open. The fact that they reached at least the semi-finals at Grand Slams ten times is further indication of their consistency at the largest events of all. They also won two ATP Masters 1000 (Rome 2018 and 2019) and reached the semi-finals in two of their three Nitto ATP Finals participations.

The physical wear and tear of so much time fighting for the biggest prizes brought forward their retirement. They announced it in August, proud of the record they would leave behind. “We’ve completed our time and we’re content as we leave,” said Cabal, 37. “We’re leaving with huge gratitude for everything tennis gave us,” added Farah, 36. In the last US Open they played their final ATP Tour match (l. to Koolhof/Skupski in the second round).

Last week, they were set to play the Challenger event in Bogota as their last tournament. In the end, they were unable to participate, due to minor injuries, but the homages are flooding in, and they will continue to do so.

Although they have not written off a return to tennis in some form – such as coaching –, for now they are only thinking about resting with their families. It is highly probable that they will do so together. After all, their farewell to tennis does not mean goodbye to one another. “He hasn’t been a friend for some time, he’s family,” explained Cabal. “We’re only ending a professional journey.” Farah agreed: “Sebas is a brother to me. His children call me Uncle Rob. My daughter calls him uncle too. Our paths will be united for our whole lives.”

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[Damian]

Pedro Sousa Bids Farewell: 'I Have No Regrets'

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The 35-year-old is an eight-time ATP Challenger Tour champion
Former World No. 99 Pedro Sousa put a bow on his professional career Thursday at the Del Monte Lisboa Belém Open in Portugal.

The host site of the ATP Challenger Tour 75 event, the Club Internacional de Foot-Ball is Sousa’s home club, making the 35-year-old’s final tournament a memorable goodbye.

“The hardest part is long gone, it was when I had to make the decision. It seemed like this day would never come, but suddenly it was here,” Sousa said in Portuguese at a press conference in Lisbon. “Before the match I was okay, but then that pressure came. Playing here is always special. I had friends, family and club members that I see daily, which gave me extra strength to perform well.”

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Sousa, who turned pro in 2007, collected eight ATP Challenger Tour titles and is one of four Portuguese men to crack the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings in the past decade.

After earning his 201st career Challenger-match victory this week in Lisbon, where his father 'Manecas' works as the tournament director, Sousa clashed against countryman and former World No. 28 Joao Sousa, who reached the highest ranking in Portuguese tennis history in 2016.

In front of a full crowd, Pedro soaked in the final moments of his career.

“I feel relief, finally,” Sousa said, while cracking a laugh. “It is what it is. I was more or less prepared. I also had some time to prepare. It was special because it happened in my club like I wanted, during a national holiday in front of a full stadium against the best Portuguese player ever.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joao ... view'>Joao Sousa</a> (left) embraces <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pedr ... iew'>Pedro Sousa</a>, who was playing his final match Thursday in Lisbon.
Joao Sousa (left) embraces Pedro Sousa, who was playing his final match Thursday in Lisbon. Credit: FPT/Sara Falcao
Sousa’s most memorable moment from his career was representing his home country in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The year prior, the Lisbon native enjoyed a surprise runner-up finish as a lucky loser at the ATP 250 event in Buenos Aires. All eight of his Challenger titles came on clay courts, with two triumphs on home soil. When Sousa reflected on his career, one match stuck out.

“The best match ever has to be the final against [Jan-Lennard] Struff in the [2018] Pullach [Germany] Challenger,” Sousa said. “Winning 6-3, 6-1 in the final of a Challenger 125 was even better than when I beat him the year before [in Davis Cup], because in that one I had to suffer a bit in the end.

“I'm happy and proud of my career and have no regrets. Most people don't know the struggles we go through, it's a very tough career. I've made some mistakes of course, but I'm happy with my achievements.”

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[Art]

[DUN I LOVE]

Będzie brakowało Pedro na kortach.

Jeszcze jeden.

[no-handed backhand]

Będzie brakowało Pedro na kortach.

Jeszcze jeden.

@no-handed backhand

[DUN I LOVE]

Tak.

[Barty]

Former world No. 99

NIewiele zabrakło do tytułu szlacheckiego.

[Alan]

Peter Gojowczyk.

[Damian]

‘I Enjoyed My Journey’: Recently Retired Stars Honoured At Nitto ATP Finals

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Former Top 40 stars Chardy, Bellucci, Gojowczyk among those recognised
All good things must come to an end.

A host of singles and doubles stars announced the end of their professional playing careers in 2023. On Friday at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, the ATP Tour took the time to honour some of those who played their final match this season.

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi welcomed Pablo Andujar, Thomaz Bellucci, Jeremy Chardy, Peter Gojowczyk, Treat Huey, Malek Jaziri and Oliver Marach with a speech in the player lounge at the prestigious season finale. The seven players also later participated in an on-court ceremony at the Pala Alpitour.

“It’s something special,” said Chardy, who reached a career-high of No. 25 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. “You work hard your whole life. When you were young, your dream was to become a tennis player, and from the moment you start to play on the ATP Tour, the time flies so fast. It went really quick, a lot of hard work, a lot of good memories on the court, off the court with other players, all the people from the ATP.

“I enjoyed my journey so much and I have no regrets. I just finished and I’m already coaching, I’m still on Tour. It means I really love tennis!”

Another former Top 25 player, Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci, added: “I feel great. I ended my career last year, but I played my last tournament this year in Rio, in my country. I’m very happy of what I achieved in my career and I’m very proud of it. I just want to thank all my fans and my family, and I’m very happy to have [this celebration]. Something more in tennis, but in a different way.”

Retiring players ceremony Turin
Jeremy Chardy, Oliver Marach, Thomaz Bellucci, Malek Jaziri, Peter Gojowczyk, Treat Huey and Pablo Andujar on court at the Pala Alpitour. Photo: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour

Peter Gojowczyk was the most recently retired of the group in Turin. The German played his final match as a professional in Metz just two weeks ago.

“It’s been an honour to be here in Turin and to celebrate my career here,” said Gojowczyk. “I have good memories on Tour and I was thinking about when to retire. I had a good opportunity to come here to Turin… I’m happy with my career, I have good memories and to celebrate here in Turin is awesome.”

“It’s amazing,” concurred Jaziri, who hit a career high of No. 42, the highest Pepperstone ATP Ranking by a Tunisian. “You have a flashback over many years. It’s the culmination of lots of years of work, dedication and it’s like a family. The players and all the people who work in the ATP as well.

“This is the end of a career as a tennis player and hopefelly we have a good career and success in life after tennis as well. Tennis gave me a lot of opportunities and I’m very glad to be part of the ATP family.”

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Doubles specialists were represented by Oliver Marach and Treat Huey in Turin. Marach was a six-time competitor at the Nitto ATP Finals.. That personal history made Friday’s ceremony particularly touching for the Austrian.

“For me it’s very special,” he said. “I have big emotions around this tournament. This is my first time in Turin, but I played four times in London. For me it has always been next to the Grand Slams as the biggest tournament in the world, I love to come here. They treat the players specially, and the best players get together in a final clash of the year. I always enjoyed the tournament and I’m happy to have my retirement here.”

The eight-time tour-level titlist Huey, another former competitor at the season finale, was also happy to be back.

“It’s absolutely incredible,” said the Filipino. “It’s a dream come true being back here. It was my dream all those years to make it here once, and I was able to in 2016, so to be invited here for a retirement ceremony with some of the other players I’ve looked up to and who became my colleagues over the years, it’s truly special.”

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