Austrian media announce Thiem’s ​​imminent retirement

Despite his insistence on regaining his best levels in a long time, the Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem (117°) He had planned to retire during the current seasonand more precisely in Vienna ATP 500Which will be held from October 21 to 27, according to media reports from your country.

After announcing it in early January He saw the following tournaments as his last chance If he had returned, the Wiener Neustadt-born, 30 years old and owner of 17 titles, would have finally made the decision to end his distinguished career, the product of suffering. 20 eliminations in the first round since his return to activityin March 2022.

It should be noted that the former world number 3 and champion of the Indian Wells 2019 and 2020 US Open tournaments, recently confirmed that He still feels pain in his injured wrist. In June 2021, in Mallorca, which kept him out of professional competition, and subsequently deprived him of testing his proven ability in the rectangle.

In this way, the versatile right-hander, who has 348 wins and 210 losses on the track, and recently lost in the qualifying stage in Monte Carlo and Madrid, He will follow in the footsteps of his Argentine colleague and friend Diego Schwartzman (142°), who also announced that he will hang up his racket in his homeland next February, when the Argentine Open will be held.