Thiem thanks fans as he calls time on his career

Dominic Thiem explains how his 2019 ATP Finals match against Novak Djokovic was his favourite ever encounter.

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00:00Yes, it was an incredible evening.

00:03All the guests saw it again and I said it on the record.

00:07A huge thank you to all the fans and all the people

00:15who have supported me so incredibly over the years.

00:19In half the world, all over Austria, all over the world.

00:24That was so important.

00:25A high number, definitely.

00:27What always comes to me as the best is the match against Djokovic in the Finals in 2019.

00:38When we had a few songs to play, I just woke up sick.

00:45I didn't know for a long time whether I could play,

00:49but I think it was the physical condition that led me to the bass match

00:55to approach it a lot more relaxed than most other matches in my career.

01:01My level was really good at the time and the combination of the two things

01:07led to the match where I felt sensational all the time.

01:13That's why the match always comes up when I think about which match was the best.