The men’s tennis Erste Bank Open (Vienna, Austria, indoor hard, ATP500) will begin on the 21st, and on the 20th, the former world No. 3, who will retire from active tennis at this tournament,“Super Sunday” was held with D. Thiem (Austria) as the main character.
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Thiem, 31, has 17 tour wins and won the 2020 US Open (USA/New York, Hard, Grand Slam) by defeating Germany’s Alan Zverev. His world ranking reached a high of 3rd place, and he continued to reign as a top player.
However, his career took a turn for the worse when he injured his right wrist and withdrew from the Mallorca Championships (Spain/Mallorca, Turf, ATP 250) in June 2021. After completing the season while undergoing rehabilitation, he made a comeback the following year in 2022, but was unable to find any wins after that, and announced his retirement this year at the Erste Bank Open in his home country of Austria.
On the Sunday before the start of the tournament, Thiem played an exhibition match against Zverev, who played in the 2020 US Open final, followed by performances by F. Tiafoe (USA), M. Berrettini (Italy), J. Draper (GB), and his former coach. N. Mas (Chile) and others appear. Thiem made the comments at the awards ceremony in his honor. This is reported by the official ATP website of the Men’s Professional Tennis Association.
“My last Sunday in Vienna couldn’t have been better. I hope to see many of you again on Tuesday. I’m incredibly heartbroken to see the trip end, but it was a great time.”
In addition, Roger Federer (Switzerland) and N. Djokovic (Serbia) appeared in the tribute video and paid tribute to Thiem.
Federer: “Off the court, you were always a super guy. Always fair. Your friendship was important on tour as well. We were always close, and that was great for me. Congratulations on your incredible career. We’ll see you again soon, but for now, I hope you have a great night.”
Djokovic: “Thank you so much for everything you’ve given us, especially tennis. I’m glad you gave us the opportunity to say goodbye in Vienna. It’s the last dance. I want your whole family to be in attendance.” I wish you all the best and a great tournament.”
Zverev, who played in the exhibition match, said, “First and foremost, I lost a friend from the tour.I hope he (Thim) gets tired of being retired in a year or two and comes back to the tour.” “I’m doing it,” he commented.
Thiem will face world No. 44 L. Daldelli (Italy) in the first round of the Erste Bank Open.
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