Japan’s Shingo Kunieda, one of the greatest wheelchair players of all time, with 50 Grand Slam titles (28 singles and 22 doubles), announced his retirement on Sunday, saying “he has done enough”.

Shingo KuniedaPhoto: Masatoshi Okauchi / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Shingo Kunid announced the end of his tennis career at the age of 38

The 38-year-old, who was diagnosed with spinal cord cancer as a child, has been No.1 in the world for 582 consecutive weeks and has won four Paralympic gold medals (three singles, one doubles), including the 2021 Tokyo Games.

“I have been thinking about retiring since my dream came true at the Tokyo Paralympics,” Kunieda said in a statement posted on his social media.

“Last year at Wimbledon, I felt for the first time that my energy was not enough to compete,” he added.

Cuñeda has been ranked number one by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) 10 times, first in 2007 and again last year.

“After winning the world title for the 10th time, I felt that I had done enough in what I wanted to achieve and I think it was the right time to stop,” said the player

Kunieda announced that he will hold a press conference on February 7 to detail his decision to retire, according to News.ro.