Andreas Seppi, veteran and historic Italian tennis player, He has set a date for his retirement. At 38 years old, the current number 257 in the world ranking announced that after the ATP 250 in Naples and the Ortisei Challengerwill hang the racket.
Born in Bolzano in 1984, reached the Top 20 when occupying the 18th position of the world ranking in 2013. Throughout his career, Seppi lifted three AT trophiesQ: Eastbourne (2011), Belgrade (2012) and Moscow (2012), being the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
In addition, the Italian is the third tennis player in history who has played the most editions of Grand Slam tournaments consecutively with 66from Wimbledon 2005 to the Australian Open 2022. Those who surpass it are Fernando Verdasco (67) and Feliciano López (79).
Regarding his participation in the Davis Cup, he has played 27 series with a balance of 39 matches in singles and six in doubles. In singles he had a record of 20 wins and 19 losses while in doubles he had four wins and only two losses. His best year wearing the “azzurra” was in 2013, when he managed to qualify with Italy to the semifinals of the World Group. In the first round they defeated Argentina as visitors 3-1, then Great Britain 3-2 (Seppi won the fifth point against James Ward) and in the semifinals they could not beat Switzerland, who beat them 3-2 (Seppi lost in the fifth meeting at the hands of Michael Lammer).
Undoubtedly, the longevity of the Italian, being 18 years old at the highest levelpositioned him as one of the most important tennis players in recent years and in the Top 3 in the history of Italy.
