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Joe Salisbury announces retirement: 'I gave it my all'

Joe Salisbury, a former No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, announced his retirement on social media Wednesday.

“I haven’t posted anything for a while but I wanted to share some news. I’ve decided I’m retiring from professional tennis. I’ve been thinking about it for a while and am now very happy with the decision,” Salisbury wrote on Instagram.

“Tennis has been my life for as long as I can remember and I have been incredibly fortunate to have had all the opportunities, experiences and success that I have. To be able to travel the world and call playing tennis my job has been a dream come true and I never believed I could have lived the life and had the career that I have. I gave it my all and know I can be proud and look back with no regrets.”

Salisbury’s announcement came a week after his longtime partner, Rajeev Ram, retired at the US Open. They reached the semi-finals in their final tournament.

The 34-year-old reached doubles World No. 1 in 2022 and enjoyed success at the highest levels of the sport. The Briton won back-to-back Nitto ATP Finals titles with Ram in 2022 and 2023, and they also claimed three consecutive US Open trophies from 2021-2023.

Salisbury won 14 of his 17 tour-level titles with Ram. They also claimed glory at the 2020 Australian Open and at three ATP Masters 1000 events. Salisbury played college tennis at the University of Memphis before embarking on his professional career.

“The best thing about it all has been the people I’ve met along the way and shared these times with and many of them will be the closest people to me for the rest of my life,” Salisbury said. “I feel so lucky to have had so much amazing support and there are too many people to mention but I am grateful to you all. A special thanks to my parents, Natalie, Rajeev, Justin, Louis, Dave, TC, Ed and the LTA. Without all of you I could not have done this so thank you.

“I’m not sure what’s next for me but I know I have so much to look forward to and so much to be happy right now and I know that all the highs and lows, good times and bad on this crazy tennis journey have made me a stronger and better person.”