Losing my mum when I was 28.

Not winning Celebrity MasterChef. I am still gutted, despite many months of pretending to be fine with it.

Receiving a letter saying I didn’t get into drama school. I felt like Billy Elliot. It was a crushing moment.

The Brit Awards 2007.

Taking time every day to read the Bible.

I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn't feel like a modern word to me. I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.

I cry a lot, so the last time was no big moment.

I wouldn’t change anything about myself. If you asked me 20 years ago, I probably would have had a long list. But I’ve learned to appreciate and love who I am.

But these days, if I have to choose between building my tennis résumé and building my family, I choose the latter.

I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don't think it's fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.