4 notable Tennis players who retired in 2018

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Mikhail Youzhny at the 2016 US Open
Mikhail Youzhny at the 2016 US Open

#3 Mikhail Youzhny

Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny

Nicknamed 'Colonel' by his fans, Russian Mikhail Youzhny was the top-ranked player in Russia for many years and reached a career-high ranking of World Number 8 in January 2008. Youzhny spent many weeks in the Top 10 and has progressed to at least the quarterfinals stage in every Grand Slam tournament.

His best performance came at the 2006 US Open where he made the semi-finals after beating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Youzhny was part of the victorious Russian Davis Cup Team in 2002 and 2006. The 2018 St. Petersburg Open was his last tournament. Youzhny retired with 10 ATP singles titles.

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