Australian tennis player Matthew Ebden officially announced his retirement from singles play following a decisive loss to Novak Djokovic at the Olympics. In a heartfelt Instagram post, Ebden expressed his gratitude and admiration for Djokovic, who defeated him on the iconic Philippe Chatrier court.

“Safe to say I’m officially retired from singles after that 😅,” Ebden wrote. “It was a pleasure to share the court with you, Novak, for one last singles match here at the Olympics. All the best for the rest of the tournament (and if it’s not one of our Aussies) I hope you get the 🥇 🐐.”

This match marked Ebden’s return to singles after a two-year hiatus during which he focused exclusively on doubles. Despite the challenging outcome, Ebden maintained a positive and gracious attitude, wishing Djokovic success in his pursuit of the gold medal.

Matthew Ebden in 2024

Currently the world no.738, matthew played his last match on the 27^th of July when he was overcome by world no.2 Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-1 in the 1^st round in Paris (draw).

This season Ebden has a compiled 0-1 match record.

Novak Djokovic in 2024

At the moment ranked no.2, Novak played his last match on the 27^th of July when he defeated Matthew Ebden 6-0 6-1 in the 1^st round in Paris (draw)

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This year Djokovic has a 24-7 record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant accomplishment of this year was getting to the final in Wimbledon.

Novak was the runner-up in Wimbledon.

Djokovic won 99 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Djokovic is scheduled to compete next in Montreal (National Bank Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of August.

Matthew Ebden and Novak Djokovic played each other only on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-0 6-1 in the 1^st round in Paris (Olympics) on the 27^th of July 2024.

Matthew Ebden and Novak Djokovic

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