Seventh seed Thiem pulls out due to illness
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[January 17, 2019]
By Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Seventh seed
Dominic Thiem's Australian Open came to a premature end on Thursday
when the Austrian retired due to illness during his second-round
clash with local wildcard Alexei Popyrin.
French Open finalist Thiem appeared frustrated during the match,
smashing one of his rackets before retiring when trailing 7-5 6-4
2-0.
"I felt very bad during the game obviously," Thiem told reporters.
"Today I started to feel like the whole body hurts and generally, I
was not feeling well at all.
"In the match, it got worse, the whole body was hurting I was
feeling weak and no sense to continue."
Local favorite Popyrin will play Frenchman Lucas Pouille for a place
in the last 16.
"The cause, I don't know 100 percent," said Thiem of the illness.
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Austria's Dominic Thiem receives medical attention during the match
against Australia's Alexei Popyrin. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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"I had some cold the last weeks and also when I arrived here. I have
to check it when I'm home and that's it."
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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