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Dominic Thiem: Former US Open winner's tennis career ends with defeat at the Vienna Open
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem says it “hurts” to retire from tennis at the age of 31, but he believes it is the “right decision”.
The Austrian's career ended with an outright defeat to Italian Luciano Darderi in the first round of the Vienna Open, with Thiem having announced last week that he would retire after his home tournament.
The former world number three, who won the Vienna title in 2019, was defeated 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 by the world number 42.
“Those emotions, those feelings. Being in the flow, like I was in the first set. These are the things that will never come back,” said Thiem.
“It hurts. But at the same time I played some forehands, especially in the second set, and they didn't even come to the net. So it was the right decision.”
After his defeat to Darderi, the crowd held up cards with the Austrian flag and the message “Danke Dominic” (“Thank you Dominic”).
Thiem made a speech on the court before placing his racket in a display case, which would be auctioned off to raise money for charity.
“I have had so many wonderful things in recent months, but today I want to thank you for all the sensational years,” said Thiem.
“I'm just a part of this career. The whole journey has been an absolute dream. I couldn't have imagined it better.”
A ceremony took place in Vienna on Sunday, with Thiem playing a practice set against Alexander Zverev – the player he defeated to win the 2020 US Open.
Thiem won 17 titles at ATP Tour level during his career. He was a finalist at the French Open in 2018 and 2019 and runner-up at the Australian Open in 2020.
He also scored important victories over all the 'Big Three': Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
However, less than a year after his victory in New York, Thiem suffered a wrist injury that kept him off the tour for ten months and caused his ranking to plummet outside the top 350.
Thiem returned to the top 100 last year but couldn't find his best game May confirmed that this season would be his last.
Federer paid tribute to Thiem on Instagram, saying: “An illustrious career comes to an end. Congratulations, Domi.
“No matter the surface, you always found a way to beat me with your thunderous backhands. But more importantly, you did it with grace and sportsmanship.”
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