'my Body Is Telling Me It Has Reached End Point' - Gb's Edmund Retires

Former British number 1 Kyle Edmund said "my assemblage is telling maine it's yet reached nan extremity point" arsenic he announced his status from tennis.

Edmund had a memorable run to nan Australian Open semi-finals successful 2018 and was arsenic precocious arsenic 14 successful nan world rankings.

The 30-year-old is only nan 2nd British man aft Sir Andy Murray to scope nan past 4 astatine Melbourne successful nan Open era.

His later profession was hampered by injuries, pinch Edmund undergoing 3 knee surgeries successful nan past 5 years.

"Looking backmost I tin opportunity I tried my absolute champion successful my profession and my hardest to get backmost to wherever I was," Edmund said.

"The past 5 years person taken a toll pinch 3 surgeries and different injuries specified arsenic wrist, ab, hep and foot.

"There are nary regrets whatsoever."

South African-born Edmund moved to Britain erstwhile he was 3 and grew up successful Yorkshire earlier turning master successful 2011.

He won 2 ATP Tour singles titles - successful Antwerp successful 2018 and nan 2020 New York Open - and was British number 1 for 19 months.

He was besides portion of nan British squad that won nan Davis Cup successful 2015 - nan country's first triumph successful nan arena for 79 years.

Edmund's past arena was nan ATP Challenger tourney successful Nottingham, wherever he was beaten successful nan last by compatriot Jack Pinnington-Jones.

Edmund thanked his family connected announcing his retirement, adding: "The personification that I americium coming and really I carried myself connected and disconnected nan tribunal is simply a reflection of my mum and dada and really they brought maine up.

"I'm hugely grateful to them for being truthful supportive, ne'er pushing me, encouraging and school maine to beryllium self-motivated."