the 2021 Biella Challenger Indoor III becoming at the age of 37, the oldest champion from Italy in the history of the circuit. In addition, he joined Ivo Karlović, Tommy Robredo and Stéphane Robert as titlists aged 37 or older in the last four years. As a result, he moved back to the top 100. At the 2021 US Open he reached the second round after a five setter with a final set tiebreak 2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(13) where he defeated Márton Fucsovics, saving 5 match points. He then went on to reach the third round for the fourth time in his career defeating tenth seed Hubert Hurkacz in a stunning victory in four sets also with a final set tiebreak 2–6 6–4 6–4 7–6(6). 2022: 66th consecutive major appearance, Retirement He competed in his 66th consecutive major at the 2022 Australian Open. His streak of 66 straight major appearances is the second longest active and third longest of all time behind Lopez's streak of 79 and Verdasco's 67 appearances. He failed to qualify for the 2022 French Open ending his consecutive appearances streak at this Major and overall in Majors. He also failed to qualify for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. As of the 2022 US Open he was in sixth place on the list of Grand Slam appearances overall with 67. In early October, he announced his retirement after the Challenger in Ortisei, his hometown. He lost in the first round to Yannick Hanfmann. Personal life Seppi is from the South Tyrol autonomous province in northern Italy. He considers grass and indoor hard courts his favourite surfaces and is coached by Massimo Sartori. Seppi is bilingual in German and Italian. He also speaks English. He supports A.C. Milan and his nicknames are Andy and also Seppio, given to him by his coach. Equipment and sponsoring Seppi used Pro Kennex tennis racquets and wore Fila gear. Performance timelines Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup/ATP Cup/Laver Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. Singles ''Current through the 2022 Wimbledon Championships qualifying. Doubles ATP career finals Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups) Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups) Challenger and Futures finals Singles: 14 (11–3) Doubles: 2 (1–1) Top 10 wins Seppi has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. See also Italian