Swedish tennis star Robin Soderling has retired from the game following a long battle with Glandular Fever.
Soderling previously stated that he was aiming to return in 2016, though announced he was retiring earlier today. He hadn’t played since his 6-2 6-2 win over David Ferrer in the final of the Swedish Open in 2011.
Soderling won a total of ten career singles titles, though is most famous for his four set win over then world number 1 Rafa Nadal in the French Open fourth round in 2009- the first time Nadal had been defeated at Roland Garros. Soderling went on the reach the final and reached the same stage the next year, losing to Roger Federer and Nadal respectively.
He was also twice a quarter-finalist at the US Open and reached the last eight once at Wimbledon. He reached his career high ranking of fourth in November 2010.
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