‘A kind of death’ – ATP veteran opens up on painful reality of being ‘past his prime’

Adrian Mannarino has no plans to retire just yet, but the veteran admits it is hard to accept that he is “past his prime”. The 38-year-old currently sits at 78th in the world and is more than capable of pulling off an upset, something he did in his second-round win over sixth seed Flavio Cobolli at the Shanghai Masters. The Frenchman had the best year of his career at the age of 35 when he finished 2023 with a year-end ranking of 22, which included three ATP Tour titles and three top 10 victories.