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<\/p>\n Retirements
\n Cachin bids farewell, reflecting how \u20ac60,000 risk met reward in ‘incredible journey’<\/p>\n
Argentine reflects on 12-year career<\/p>\n
November 05, 2025<\/p>\n
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Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Pedro Cachin reached a career-high No. 48 in the PIF ATP Rankings in 2023.
\n By Juan Diego Ramirez Carvajal<\/p>\n
Hanging up the racquet is never easy for a tennis player. It is even more difficult when many sacrifices have been made along the way, as is the case for Argentina\u2019s Pedro Cachin<\/a>, who said farewell to tennis in an Instagram post Monday.<\/p>\n \n\u201cIt was an incredible journey with a lot of lessons along the way,\u201d wrote Cachin, who reached a career-high No. 48 in the PIF ATP Rankings in 2023, the same year he was crowned champion at the ATP 250 in Gstaad.<\/p>\n \nOne of Cachin\u2019s biggest lessons was to never give up. His retirement could have come four years ago. Yet to break the Top 100, Cachin then held a 3-2 tour-level record with his best result as a pro being an ATP Challenger Tour title in Seville in 2015.<\/p>\n \n\u201cThe circuit slapped me around the face and told me, \u2018No, no, to be a tennis player, you have to win more than just one title,\u201d Cachin told ATPTour.com.<\/p>\n \nRather than giving into the temptation of early retirement in 2021, Cachin applied for a loan that would extend his career.<\/p>\n \n\u201cI applied for a loan of \u20ac60,000 when I was World No. 360. I risked it all because I still had faith in myself. I set myself a goal of playing in qualies in Australia the following year. And I did it. 2022 is when things clicked into place,\u201d said Cachin.<\/p>\n \nBut life did not get any easier. The next obstacle was a physical setback.<\/p>\n \n\u201cFrom September 2021 to April 2023, I was playing with an injury. I would take a pill every single day to kill the chronic pain in my ankle because I have an extra bone there,\u201d Cachin said. \u201cIn fact, in 2022 I barely practised on the recommendation of doctors. I only played when I was competing. I overcame things like that with the innate competitiveness we tennis players have.\u201d<\/p>\n \nDespite those limitations, Cachin finally broke into the Top 100 in 2022 and won his sixth and final ATP Challenger Tour title in Santo Domingo. The following season he climbed into the Top 50 following his triumph in Gstaad. He also claimed his biggest career win in 2023 when he took down then-World No. 11 Frances Tiafoe<\/a> in Madrid en route to the Round of 16, Cachin\u2019s career-best finish at a Masters 1000 event.<\/p>\n \nHowever, things were not the same in 2024. He found some motivation when he faced Rafael Nadal<\/a> during the Spaniard\u2019s final appearance in the Caja Magica. Cachin asked Nadal for his shirt when they shook hands at the net. \u201cHe\u2019s my idol. Having the chance to face him was a gift I\u2019ll always carry with me,\u201d Cachin said.<\/p>\n \nThe Argentine reflects on that 2024 season and remembers feeling that his desire was waning. \u201cI lost that internal fire, because the defeats didn\u2019t hurt so much and the wins didn\u2019t taste as good,\u201d explained the 30-year-old, who played his final match in June at a Challenger event in Lyon.<\/p>\n \nCachin\u2019s legacy lies in the warmth and respect he showed to everyone around him, qualities which his peers praised while wishing him well in his retirement post.<\/p>\n \n\u201cYou were brave, you bet big without being sure of the rewards, and now you know… People love you and respect you \u2014 me more than anyone. That\u2019s much more important than any title. Always on my team, or rather, always in my family,\u201d said Alex Corretja<\/a>, the Argentine\u2019s former coach.<\/p>\n \nJuan Martin del Potro<\/a> wrote: \u201cCongratulations Pedrito! I hope you really enjoy this new phase of your life. Thanks for being with us for such special moments.\u201d <\/p>\nPedro Cachin” style=”width:100%” src=”https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/-\/media\/images\/news\/2023\/07\/23\/13\/25\/cachin-gstaad-trophy.jpg”>
Pedro Cachin<\/a> wins the ATP 250 in Gstaad in 2023. Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n