{"id":320967,"date":"2025-10-21T10:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/320967\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:51:18","slug":"the-final-player-to-ever-beat-dominic-thiem-in-vienna-has-now-lost-in-the-first-round-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/320967\/","title":{"rendered":"The final player to ever beat Dominic Thiem in Vienna has now lost in the first round this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2025 Vienna Open is officially underway, in what marks the first edition of the event following the retirement of Austrian tennis great Dominic Thiem. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In May last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/dominic-thiem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thiem<\/a> announced that he would officially bring his professional tennis career to an end, revealing that he would play his final match in Vienna later that season.<\/p>\n<p>The former US Open champion was forced into an early retirement following a wrist injury he sustained in 2021, which saw him sidelined for 10 months. <\/p>\n<p>Thiem became just the third Austrian in history to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Vienna-Open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vienna Open<\/a> in 2019, when he defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/Diego-Schwartzman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diego Schwartzman<\/a> in the final to hold the trophy aloft. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1178446254-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Diego Schwartzman and Dominic Thiem holding their trophies after the Vienna Open final in 2019.\" \/>Photo by Andrea Kareth \/SEPA.Media \/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In his final appearance at his home tournament, Thiem was looking to make one last run for the title with the crowd on his side.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign ended in the first round, however, against an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP<\/a> star who has just crashed out in round one at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Luciano Darderi bows out in round one at the 2025 Vienna Open<\/p>\n<p>Thiem\u2019s last defeat on the ATP Tour was handed to him by Luciano Darderi, who beat him in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2, before losing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jack-draper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Draper<\/a> in the following round. <\/p>\n<p>Darderi, ranked 26th in the world currently, has enjoyed his best year so far in 2025, with the 23-year-old clinching three ATP titles since January.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian won a maiden crown in Cordoba in 2024, and has triumphed in Marrakech, Bastad and Umag this season. <\/p>\n<p>Recently, however, Darderi has struggled for form, having exited several competitions in the early stages, the most recent of which has been the Vienna Open. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Chengdu Open \u2013 First round<\/li>\n<li>Japan Open \u2013 Second round<\/li>\n<li>Shanghai Masters \u2013 Second round<\/li>\n<li>Almaty Open \u2013 First round<\/li>\n<li>Vienna Open \u2013 First round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In his opening clash at the ATP 500 event, Darderi lost to Brandon Nakashima in straight sets, 6-2, 7-5. <\/p>\n<p>The American levelled their head-to-head with his victory, having fallen to Darderi on the clay courts of Hamburg earlier this season. <\/p>\n<p>Luciano Darderi\u2019s record at Grand Slam events this season<\/p>\n<p>Darderi had a poor start to his Grand Slam season in 2025, which started with an unfortunate first-round exit in his Australian Open debut. <\/p>\n<p>In Melbourne, Darderi was forced to retire due to injury during his opening clash with Pedro Martinez. <\/p>\n<p>At Roland Garros, he suffered another loss in round one, this time to Sebastian Korda, who emerged victorious in four sets. <\/p>\n<p>Darderi finally picked up a 2025 major win at Wimbledon, beating Roman Safiullin before knocking out home hope Arthur Fery to record his best Grand Slam finish ever by reaching the third round, a feat he would match at the US Open. <\/p>\n<p>Seeded at Flushing Meadows, Darderi dominated Rinky Hijikata in round one and knocked out American player Eliot Spizzirri, but he was dealt a heavy defeat in his next bout with eventual champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The 2025 Vienna Open is officially underway, in what marks the first 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