{"id":8776,"date":"2026-03-27T20:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/8776\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:53:08","slug":"belgiums-goffin-to-retire-at-end-of-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/8776\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium\u2019s Goffin to retire at end of season"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Goffin, the first Belgian player ever to break into the world\u2019s top 10, announced on Friday that he will retire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old, who reached a career-high ranking of world number seven in 2017, won six titles on the ATP Tour and reached nine other finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these years at the highest level have taken a toll on my body,\u201d he said in a video posted on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe knee injury I suffered last year played a decisive role in my decision to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

A professional since 2009 and currently ranked down at 156, Goffin has never made it further than the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

He reached the last eight at Roland Garros in 2016 and the Australian Open the following year.<\/p>\n

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Goffin also made two quarterfinal appearances at Wimbledon in 2019, where he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, and in 2022.<\/p>\n

He played a key role as Belgium reached the Davis Cup final in 2015, when he lost the deciding rubber to Britain\u2019s Andy Murray, and in 2017, when it again finished as runner-up to France.<\/p>\n

In the wake of that second Davis Cup final, he went on to reach the final of the ATP Finals in London, defeating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer before losing to Grigor Dimitrov.<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave everything to tennis, and this sport has given me far more than I ever dared imagine,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes my decision so difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

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