HAMPSHIRE star Josh Goodall looks set to call time on his tennis career after he announced on twitter he was considering his retirement.

The 27-year-old British number six, from Basingstoke, will continue to play for the moment but will be taking fitness and coaching qualifications, as he looks for another job in the sporting world.

His announcement comes hot on heels of British number seven Jamie Baker also announcing his retirement, from a sport where it is often hard to make ends meet if you are not one of the top players in the world.

At last year’s Wimbledon Goodall was thinking about retiring due to the financial concerns, but felt he still was good enough to make it into the world’s top 150.

But injuries and other factors have left him ranked currently 312 in the world, making it difficult for him to get invited into Challenger tournaments.

This is a far cry from a player once ranked as high 184 in July 2009 and a former British number two.

He twice played in the Davis Cup against the Ukraine in 2009 and Belgium last year, where he took a set off Steve Darcis, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon last week.