‘US Open Champion’ Dominic Thiem retires at age 31, “It’s heartbreaking, but it’s the right decision” :: Sympathetic Media Newsis ::

Born in 1993, retired at age 31 this year… Early finish due to injury

2020 US Open Championship… Runner-up at the French Open and Australian Open

[서울=뉴시스]Reporter Moon Chae-hyun = Dominic Thiem (World Ranking 318th, Austria), an unfortunate tennis player who announced his retirement at a young age in his early 30s, finished his last match as an active player.

The team lost 0-2 (6-7 2-6) to Luciano Darderi (42nd, Italy) in the first round of the Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour 500 Series Vienna Open singles held in Vienna, Austria on the 23rd (Korean time). did it

Thiem, who had announced that he would retire from this tournament held in his country, lost in the first round that day, ending his career at the young age of 31.

After the game, Tim expressed his feelings about playing his retirement game, saying, “It felt like I was standing on the court for the first time. It’s a feeling I can never feel again.”

He said, “It hurts my heart,” but added, “During today’s match, especially in the second set, the ball I hit with my forehand didn’t even reach the net. My decision to retire was the right one.”

[뉴욕=AP/뉴시스] Dominic Thiem (Austria) is playing against Ben Shelton of the United States in the first round of the ‘US Open Tennis’ held in New York, USA on August 26 (local time). 2024.08.27.

Born in 1993, Tim lifted trophies in 17 tournaments, including the US Open, a major tournament, during his 10-year career as a player.

In 2018 and 2019, he successfully advanced to the French Open tennis finals, and in 2020, he reached the Australian Open finals and took second place.

He once rose to 3rd place in the world rankings and was evaluated as a player who threatened tennis’ ‘Big 3’ (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic).

However, Tim suffered a wrist injury less than a year after winning the 2020 US Open, which was the peak of his career, and was unable to compete for over 10 months.

After recovering from his injury, he raised his ranking from the top 300 last year to the top 100, but he still could not regain his past performance, and eventually announced his retirement through his social networking service (SNS) last May.

On this day, the team said, “I have already said many goodbyes over the past few months, but today I especially want to express my gratitude for my entire playing career. My playing career was like a dream that could not be better.”

The spectators who visited the stadium that day applauded his final performance, holding up message cards with the words “Thank you, Dominic.”

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