Dominic Thiem's tennis career ends as the one-time Grand Slam winner loses to Luciano Darderi in the first round of the Vienna Open.

VIENNA (AP) — Dominic Thiem played his last professional match on Tuesday, losing 7-6 (6), 6-2 to Luciano Darderi in the first round at the Erste Bank Open. The 2020 U.S. Open champion had earlier announced he would retire after struggling to return to his top form following a wrist injury.

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem fell 7-6(6) 6-2 to Italy's Luciano Darderi at the Vienna Open on Tuesday in what was the 31-year-old Austrian's final professional match.

Austria's Dominic Thiem, a former US Open champion, was swept aside 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 by Luciano Darderi at the Vienna Open on Tuesday, ending his career on home ground after battling a long-term wrist injury.

Dominic Thiem, a former U.S. Open champion, concluded his tennis career with a loss to Luciano Darderi at the Vienna Open. Struggling with injuries and unable to regain past form, the 31-year-old Austrian announced his retirement,

Luciano Darderi'll be remembered as Dominic Thiem's last opponent on the professional circuit: the Italian, number 42 in the world rankings, in fact defeated the 2020 US Open champion in the first round of the Vienna ATP, the last tournament Thiem decided to play as a professional before his announced retirement from the scene.

Coco Gauff has echoed Dominic Thiem ’s heartbreaking comment about becoming a Grand Slam champion. Both players won their maiden Major titles at the US Open - Gauff doing so last year and Thiem in 2020.

Thiem had announced his retirement from tennis earlier this year, owing to a long-term wrist injury. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem officially made his farewell from tennis on Tuesday when the 31-year-old Austrian lost a first-round match at the Erste Bank Open to Luciano Darderi in Vienna.