In Frankfurt
Before saying goodbye to Vienna: Thiem loses at show event
Dominic Thiem started the UTS show tournament in Frankfurt with a defeat. At the start of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown on Friday, Thiem, who is about to retire, was beaten 3-0 by the Greek Thanasi Kokkinakis.
On Saturday (2.30 pm), Thiem will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov, with the final match against Ugo Humbert from France scheduled for the evening session (9 pm).
In the exhibition tournament, the matches are played in four quarters of eight minutes each, there is only one serve and only 15 seconds between points.
Farewell ceremony
There is no time to take a deep breath, as the 31-year-old will play a show set against Alexander Zverev in Vienna on Sunday evening, including a lengthy farewell ceremony. On Tuesday, he will then tackle his last "real" tournament at the same venue with the Erste Bank Open.
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