Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem says he’ll retire later this yr due to the wrist damage which derailed his profession.
The 30-year-old Austrian reached 4 Grand Slam finals earlier than the wrist drawback compelled him off the ATP Tour.
Thiem hopes to complete his profession at a house occasion in Vienna in October.
“It’s a essential, very unhappy, very lovely message that this season shall be my final one,” Thiem mentioned.
“There are some causes behind it: firstly, in fact, my wrist. It’s not precisely the way in which it must be and the way I need it.
“The second motive is my interior feeling: I’ve been interested by this choice for a really very long time.”
Thiem received his solely Grand Slam title on the 2020 US Open, lifting him to a career-high rating of third on the earth.
He had beforehand completed runner-up on the 2018 and 2019 French Opens and the 2020 Australian Open.
Lower than a yr after his New York triumph, Thiem suffered a wrist damage which stored him off the ATP Tour for 10 months and resulted in his rating plummeting to exterior the highest 350.
Thiem returned to the highest 100 final yr, however has been unable to regain the shape and consistency which marked him out as one of many main gamers within the sport.
In March he mentioned he had a minor recurrence of the wrist damage however returned final month to play occasions in Estoril, Monte Carlo, Munich and Madrid.
“I’ve had success and trophies which I by no means dreamt of. It was an unimaginable journey,” Thiem mentioned.
“Ultimately I got here to the conclusion that this choice to finish my profession on the finish of this season is the one proper one.”