Leander Paes to retire from Tennis after 2020

Indian Tennis icon Leander Paes will quit the pro-tennis after the 2020 season. The 46-year-old took to social media to write the message on Christmas evening.

Going with the hashtag ‘One last Roar’, Paes thanked everyone, starting from his family, for their overwhelming support. Here is his post:

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Merry Christmas everyone! Here’s wishing all of you and your families a fabulous year ahead filled with health, happiness and excitement. ⁣⁣ ⁣ This being said, I want to announce 2020 as my farewell year as a pro tennis player. ⁣ ⁣⁣ Firstly, I want to thank my parents for their genetics, guidance, discipline, environment they created and unconditional love they have always shown me throughout my life. I would not be who I am without your unstinting support and belief in me. I love you ❤⁣⁣ ⁣ I want to thank my two sisters Jacquie and Maria. They are my Rocks. Being older than me, they have brought me up to understand the ups and downs of life’s journey. And have brought me up to understand how to be a gentleman as well as stand firm to our beliefs and morals that our parents have instilled in us. I love you two ❤ ⁣⁣ ⁣ I want to thank my daughter Aiyana, for teaching me that the most beautiful thing in the world is to have a daughter. You are my inspiration. Papa loves you 💖⁣⁣ ⁣ I am looking forward to the 2020 tennis calendar where I will be playing a few select tournaments, traveling with my team and celebrating with all my friends and fans around the world. It is all of you who have inspired me to become me and I want to take this year to say “Thank you” to you. ⁣⁣ ⁣ I would love to hear your favorite “Leander memories” over the years using #OneLastRoar tagging me and I will be sharing mine too throughout the course of the year. ⁣⁣ ⁣ 2020 is going to be an emotional one and I look forward to seeing all of you out there Roaring with me 🦁⁣⁣ ⁣ It’s been an honour being your LionHeart 🙏🏽⁣⁣ I hope Santa is being kind to all of you. ⁣⁣ God Bless,⁣⁣ Leander⁣⁣ #OneLastRoar

A post shared by Leander Paes (@leanderpaes) on Dec 25, 2019 at 6:19am PST

Paes has 18 GrandSlams to his name and has been an inspiration when it comes to the sport Tennis. It is certainly hard to look beyond him but India will be moving on, thanks to the young talents that coming up nowadays.