The end of a tennis veteran. Andreas Seppi says goodbye

The Italian veteran and big hitter on the circuit Andreas Seppi will no longer fight on the tennis courts. The native of Bolzano is joining the retirement of tennis great Roger Federer and will enjoy a well-deserved retirement in the United States, where he lives.

Andreas Seppi has played as a professional for exactly twenty years. But now his body has said enough. This year, the Italian has recorded only two victories in ATP tournaments, his record including challengers is 15/20. Trying in vain to make it through to the main stage of the US Open, after a third round qualifying setback, Seppi was already thinking about the end.

“Unfortunately I can’t play three or four matches in a row anymore. I’ve had some health problems lately. In the US Open qualifying, I realized that the end was coming,” Seppi told SportNews in an interview.

the 38-year-old Italian veteran has long been a member of the top 20. His highest ranking was 18th in the world rankings. In his career, he managed to dominate the ATP tournament three times on three different surfaces, the first Italian to do so in history.

Curse of the Eight Finals

Seppi, who has participated in 66 consecutive Grand Slams, has had one big bogeyman in his career and that is the eight-finals of the biggest tournaments of the season. In fact, it was through the eighth round that Seppi was never able to go any further.

“Naples and Ortisei will be my last tournaments,” said Seppi, and there were also memories of his match against Roger Federer in 2015. It was the biggest scalp of the Italian veteran’s career. He defeated the Swiss legend in four sets in the third round of the Australian Open.

“I don’t know if it was luck or bad luck that I played in the Roger Federer era,” Seppi sighed

And what will the Italian, who has worn a cap for most of his career, actually do? “After the last tournament, my family and I are flying to Colorado where we have a house and we want to raise our children there.” I don’t have a complete idea what I will do after my career, I will decide in the next few weeks,” Andreas Seppi concluded the interview.

Source: SportNews, Livesport