Aug 6, 2024; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) serves the ball to Holger Rune (DEN) (not pictured) in first spherical play at IGA Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: David Kirouac-Imagn Photographs Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut introduced Thursday that this will probably be his closing yr on the ATP Tour.
The 38-year-old has gained 12 singles titles and spent 27 weeks within the high 10, peaking at World No. 9 in 2019.
Bautista Agut, who additionally gained the 2019 Davis Cup with Spain, has earned greater than $20 million in prize cash.
“I have been residing a dream for a few years. I’ve given every part I had in each apply session and each match,” Bautista Agut posted on Instagram. “Now I really feel the time has come to start out saying goodbye, to take pleasure in each match differently and to finish this part of my life with gratitude for my beloved tennis.”
Bautista Agut’s largest victory was the ATP 500 title at Dubai in 2018. His finest end in a grand slam match was a run to the Wimbledon semifinals in 2019.
“I need to be current till the ultimate level of the yr,” Bautista Agut mentioned of his time remaining on the ATP Tour. “I need to really feel and recognize the help of the folks, to compete yet one more time within the tournaments which have been a part of my life, and to say farewell on courtroom, which is the place I’ve all the time been happiest.”
Bautista Agut has a profession singles report of 435-297.
–Subject Degree Media
