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Official! Dominic Thiem leaves the tennis stage

Dominic Thiem ends his tennis career.(Bild: GEPA)

One of the greats is leaving the world tennis stage. As Dominic Thiem announced on his social media channels on Friday, the 30-year-old from Lower Austria will end his active career after the 2024 season.

"The 2024 season will be my last," explained Thiem on Instagram and co. "There are several reasons for this. My wrist hasn't healed as I had imagined. The second reason is my inner feeling. I played long and carefully with the idea of what to do next. It has been an incredible journey for which I am immensely grateful. In the end, however, I came to the decision to end my career at the end of the season. It's the only right decision and I'm very happy with it." He will publish more details in the form of a vlog on Saturday.

Title for eternity
Thiem can look back on a remarkable career, for years the man from Lichtenwörth was one of the best players in the world. Of his 17 ATP titles, his victory at the 2020 US Open marks the highlight of his career.

Thiem after his 2020 US Open title.(Bild: APA/Getty Images via AFP/GETTY IMAGES/AL BELLO)

However, a wrist injury set the former number three in the ATP rankings back in 2021, attempts to fight his way back to the top were unsuccessful and he recently tried his luck at Challenger and qualifying level. Thiem will probably play his last service in October at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

Dominic Thiem in numbers(Bild: GEPA)

Dominic THIEM (30 years old):

Born: September 3, 1993 in Wiener Neustadt
Place of residence: Lichtenwörth or Weiden am See
Marital status: single
Height/weight: 1.85 m/79 kg
Professional since 2011, right-handed, one-handed backhand
Coach: Wolfgang Thiem, Manager: Moritz Thiem
Current world ranking: 117th (8.5.24)
Best WRL ranking: 3rd (as of 2.3.2020)
Was always in the top ten from 6.6.2016 to November 2021
Career prize money (gross): 30.183 million US dollars