Thiem takes Kitzbuhel by the scruff of the neck!

The end is drawing ever closer for Dominic Thiem.

Having not won a match on the main tour since the first round in Estoril, Dominic Thiem has once again fallen at the first hurdle.

Lining up on the Kitzbuhel side, the advantage of playing at home wasn't enough.

Faced with an in-form Tirante, who defeated Rublev last week, the Austrian could do nothing, losing in just over an hour (6-2, 6-4).

An outgoing finalist, 'Domi' seems to confirm that he simply no longer has the weapons to perform at the highest level.

Now that he has announced his retirement at the end of the season, there aren't many tournaments left in which the former world No. 3 could play.

Probably Vienna and, if invited, the US Open.