He could not have imagined that his last game at Arthur Ashe Stadium would be at the age of 30, which would be condemned to early retirement due to a wrist injury that gradually ended his career. In New York he saw his greatest day of glory. He didn’t know then, neither he nor anyone else, that he was gone, bad luck would overtake him.
Ranked 210th in the world rankings, he accumulated his fifth straight loss. He has not beaten a top-20 player since winning his only Grand Slam title, the 2020 US Open.
He is also not competing against a young 2023 semi-finalist, the American Ben Sheltonwho defeated the Austrian easily, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2 Dominic Thiem.
This one at least has the reward of being able to say goodbye to the court, something that didn’t happen at Roland Garros or at Wimbledon. He received a souvenir, he was interviewed at the headquarters in New York, where his executioner Shelgon asked for a standing ovation for him, he knew how to give the spotlight to whoever was called for a few hours to be his friend’s successor. Rafael Nadal on the clay of Roland Garros, which is not included in his achievements due to the Spaniard’s long success.
Thiem will continue his farewell to tennis. He tried everything, including surgery, but his right wrist wasn’t the same. It was a bitter farewell, as it was forced, but the Austrian proved in the preseason that the pain in the damaged joint returned when he strained the engine.
Shelton21 years old, is still in the picture, perhaps crossing paths with Roberto Bautista from Castellón. “People love you,” he assured Thiem in front of everyone. A feeling shared in a locker room that always considered ‘Domi’ great in every sense. That’s why it hurts to say goodbye, because that’s not what he wanted. It’s not even worth it.
Source: La Verdad
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