Ernests Gulbis announces retirement from tennis

Latvian Ernests Gulbis officially announced his retirement from tennis on Sunday, after being inactive for more than 12 months on the ATP Tour.

The 35-year-old is a former top 10 player, first achieving his career-high milestone in 2014 off the back of a run to the Roland-Garros semi-finals. This was his best ever Grand Slam performance, with the Latvian defeating Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych en route to a semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic.

Gulbis has six ATP Tour-level titles to his name, winning in Delray Beach, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Marseilles and Nice.

However, the past decade has been a challenging one for Gulbis, whose ranking has plummeted since his peak in 2014. After over a year of inactivity, the former Grand Slam semi-finalist announced his retirement on his personal Instagram account this weekend.