Ernests Gulbis is officially retired: Former top 10 player and Grand Slam semi-finalist announces conclusion to career with mic-drop social media post

Latvian ace, Ernests Gulbis has officially retired from tennis after being inactive for more than 12 months on the ATP Tour. A former top 10 player who is now 35, he reached the semi-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros in his best run as he reached his best back in 2014.

He defeated Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych en route to a semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic. He has six ATP Tour level titles winning in Delray Beach, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Marseille and Nice.

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However, the past decade has seen his ranking plummet since the peak in 2014 and after over a year away from the sport, he simply wrote Ernests Gulbis is officially retired in a simple Instagram post and a mic drop so to speak from his career.

Sine September 2022, he has been the president of the Latvian Tennis Union as he gradually ended his career as a professional tennis player and that point has officially come.

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Ernests Gulbis officially retired. Former top 10 and Grand Slam semifinalist, his last match was more than one year ago.

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