The men’s tennis Erstebank OP held the first round singles match in Vienna on the 22nd, and former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem lost in straight sets 6-7, 2-6, making it his last match as an active player. . Photographed in New York in August (2024 Reuters/Andrew Kelly)
[Reuters]- Former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem (31, Austria) won 6-7 in the first round of the men’s tennis Erstebank Open (OP) singles match in Vienna on the 22nd. 2-6 straight loss. This was his last game as a player, and he received a standing ovation from the local crowd.
Thiem won the US Open in 2020. He has advanced to the finals at the French Open for two consecutive years since 2018, and was runner-up at the Australian Open in 2020, achieving a total of 17 wins on tour. However, he has been plagued by wrist injuries in recent years, and has announced that he will retire at the end of this season.
Kei Nishikori lost to seventh seed Jack Draper (UK) in straight sets, 6-7, 5-7.
Second seed Alex de Minaur (Australia), fifth seed Francis Tiafoe (USA) and sixth seed Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) advanced.
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