Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem succumbed on Wednesday within the second spherical of Roland Garros qualifying, in what was the Austrian’s final match on the French Open.
Thiem misplaced 6-2, 7-5 to Finland’s Otto Virtanen on the Suzanne Lenglen court docket and will likely be unable to seem for the eleventh and ultimate time in the primary draw of the Grand Slam on clay.
Thiem, a Roland Garros finalist in 2018 and 2019, introduced at the start of the month that he’ll retire on the finish of this yr after struggling to regain his finest type after wrist surgical procedure.
After his defeat, Thiem obtained a standing ovation throughout a farewell ceremony amid the mantra “Thanks, Domi.”
Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion, is ranked 131st this week and didn’t obtain an invite to the French Open.
“I’ve had a wonderful bond with the event, a bond with all of you, with all of the followers,” Thiem mentioned. “I loved it yearly.”
Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev in 5 units within the Flushing Meadows ultimate in 2020 to acquire his solely Grand Slam title. His victory in opposition to Zverev made him the primary man to return again from a two-set deficit in a US Open ultimate in 71 years.
He additionally reached the ultimate of the 2020 Australian Open and reached quantity three on the planet, the perfect rating of his profession. He remained within the high 5 till he suffered a proper wrist harm in June 2021. He was out of motion for 9 months and his sport was by no means the identical.
Thiem collected a complete of 17 titles.