Dominic Thiem

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Thiem To Compete In 2021 Laver Cup

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The team event will be played in Boston next year
Dominic Thiem will compete in the next Laver Cup, to take place at the TD Garden in Boston from 24-26 September 2021.

Thiem will play in the team event for the third time following his participation in 2017 (Prague) and 2019 (Geneva). The Austrian holds a 2-1 record representing Team Europe, with his victories coming against Team World's John Isner and Denis Shapovalov.

“The Laver Cup is a fantastic event and I’m really excited to be a part of Team Europe for the Boston edition,” Thiem said.

“I’ve been lucky enough to be on the winning side at two of the three Laver Cups so far – in Prague and Geneva, and it’s a really unique event, like no other on the tour. I’m really looking forward to helping Team Europe capture a fourth title.

“It’s so cool to be competing as part of a team with guys I’m normally facing across the net. We have so much fun together, but I also still learn a lot from the likes of Roger and Bjorn, who have so much experience in the game.”

The 27-year-old is flying as high as ever, fresh off his second consecutive trip to the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals. Thiem won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open and he is at a career-high No. 3 in the FedEx ATP Rankings.

Former World No. 1 Bjorn Borg is still the captain of Team Europe, and the Swedish legend is excited to have the Austrian on his side.

“Dom has had an incredible season, despite the unprecedented circumstances. He consistently performs at the top level and it was great to see him win his first Slam earlier in the year in New York,” Borg said. “With him and Roger confirmed I feel we’ve got a great foundation, but for sure we’ll need to be in top form as each year Team World gets tougher and tougher and my great friend and rival John McEnroe will be hungrier than ever to win in front of a home crowd!”

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Best Grand Slam Matches Of 2020

1) Novak Djoković d. Dominic Thiem, Australian Open, Final

Credit Dominic Thiem for taking on the toughest jobs in tennis. In 2018 and 2019, he tangled with Rafael Nadal, the toughest hombre in the world on clay, in the final at Roland Garros. And earlier this year, on a clear night under an open roof, he took on Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open. Nole, then a seven-time champion at the event, had never lost a semi-final or final at the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific.

At the time, Thiem had never beaten Djokovic on a hard court, and, to make matters worse, the Serb had a big extra incentive to win: an eighth title would allow him to overtake Rafael Nadal as the No. 1 player in the FedEx ATP Rankings. Thiem may have been taking on the toughest tests in tennis, but prior to 2019 he wasn’t exactly acing those exams. The Austrian standout was just 7-15 versus the Big Three prior to 2019, and although he led the ATP Tour with 211 wins from 2016-9, before 2019 he was 15-32 against the Top 10.

But in the year leading up to the Aussie Open final, Thiem was starting to turn the tide. In 2019, he won two of his three matches against Djokovic, including a big win in the semi-final at Roland Garros in five sets. He was 3-0 versus Federer that year and he split a pair of meetings with Rafael Nadal. And so, Djokovic came into the match as the favourite, but Thiem was clearly inching closer toward the Serb’s throne.

Thiem knew he wouldn’t beat Djokovic playing it safe, so he came out of the gates going for winners and the game plan seemed to be working as he raced out to a two-sets-to-one lead.

Djokovic would later admit that he started to “feel really bad on the court” after losing the second set due to dehydration. He was frustrated with both his opponent and the chair umpire, who cited him for consecutive time violations in the second set. At 1-1 in the fourth set, Thiem had a break point that could have given him a stranglehold on the match. But Djokovic surprised him with a crisp serve-and-volley combo winner to stave off the threat.

“Probably one point and one shot separated us tonight,” Djokovic said of the point. “(It) could have gone a different way… I kind of regained my energy and strength midway in the fourth set and got back into the match. I was on the brink of losing the match.”

Thiem didn’t have another break point in the fourth set, which he dropped 6-3, and then the Serb took command in the fifth, breaking Thiem in the third game and then closing out a scintillating 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in three hours and 59 minutes.

“I think there’s not much to change,” Thiem said after the match. “In the last two sets, I definitely gave everything I had. Novak is part of three guys who are by far the best players ever who played tennis. If you play a Grand Slam final against him, it’s always going to be a match where very small details are deciding.”

Thiem lost the battle but the confidence he gained in pushing the World No. 1 to the limit in Australia may have helped him later in the season, as he captured his first major in New York and later exacted a small measure of revenge on the Serb, beating him in the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Best Slam Comebacks Of 2020

1. Dominic Thiem d. Alexander Zverev, US Open, Final, September 13 2020

It was just one match, and here it claims just one title: best comeback of the year in a Grand Slam tournament. But Dominic Thiem’s win over Alexander Zverev in the final of the US Open this year was a match for the ages, one that was much more than just a great comeback. It was a war. It was a test. It was a chess match. At times, it was a comedy, sometimes even a bit of a horror show. It was a struggle to overcome nerves and physical limitations. It was a match you’ll tell your grandkids about.

Above all else, it was high drama, filled with scenes of agony, ecstasy, tears, joy, fear and every other human emotion imaginable. After living through this theatre with these men across four hours and one minute, it felt like watching your twin sons play—no one was sure who to root for and even the fans of one man hated to see the other lose.

Coming into the match, Thiem fans had every reason to believe their man would become the first new major champion in six years. The Austrian dropped just one set in six matches leading up to the final, playing a total of 19 sets, compared to 24 sets for Zverev, who had to come from two sets down to beat Pablo Carreno Busta in the semi-finals. But it was the German who looked sharper early in the match, taking the first two sets as Thiem looked out of sorts.

Thiem showed signs of life late in the second set though, forcing Zverev to play five set points before he finally seized the two-set advantage. Early in the third set, the momentum shifted toward the Austrian when Zverev missed a routine volley on a break point. After Thiem won the third and fourth sets, it looked like gute nacht for Zverev.

Boris Becker once said, “the fifth set isn’t about tennis, it’s about nerves,” and his adage was entirely appropriate for this match, as both players struggled to overcome cramps and nerves. Zverev’s cramps limited his cannon serve—which at times dropped to around 70 mph— but, in a match full of surprises, he regained momentum against all the odds in the fifth set, as he served for the match at 5-3. But the German couldn’t close the sale and the match concluded, appropriately enough, in a tie-break.

At 6/6, Thiem blasted two passing shots right at Zverev, then passed him with a blistering forehand on the third try. A point later, the German sailed a backhand wide and Thiem finally had his first major in a gritty 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(6) win. The players embraced, with Thiem burying his head in his younger and taller rival’s shoulder as if he was hugging a loved one. No one could tell where the sweat ended and the tears began.

“We both deserved it,” Thiem said after the match. “I achieved a life goal and a dream I had for many, many years.”

Zverev fought back tears during his trophy presentation speech. “It’s just tough, you know,” he said. “I wish one day that I can bring the trophy home.”

Thiem’s former coach, Gunther Bresnik, told The New York Times after the match that it was one of the worst finals he ever saw in his life. The level of play did indeed dip at times, as the players battled fatigue, cramps and nerves, but Bresnik seems to have missed the beauty of the match. It was perhaps the most human and relatable final in US Open history, one that anyone who’s ever picked up a racquet couldn’t take their eyes off of for a moment and will never forget.

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Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award: The player who, throughout the year, conducted himself at the highest level of professionalism and integrity, who competed with his fellow players with the utmost spirit of fairness and who promoted the game through his off-court activities.

Rafael Nadal
John Millman
Diego Schwartzman
Dominic Thiem

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 3
Bilans meczów: 25-9
Tytuły: 1 (US Open)
Finały: 2 (Nitto ATP Finals, Australian Open)
Zarobki: $6,024,876

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Tenis. Ojciec Dominika Thiema skrytykował decyzję syna. "Igrzyska się nie liczą"

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Wolfgang Thiem, ojciec Dominika, skrytykował decyzję syna o występie w przyszłorocznych igrzyskach olimpijskich w Tokio. - Tak naprawdę igrzyska nie liczą się w tenisie - powiedział Austriak.
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06 Grudnia 2020, 09:05

Na zdjęciu w środku: Wolfgang Thiem
Materiały prasowe / Na zdjęciu w środku: Wolfgang Thiem


Tenis. Dominic Thiem wyjaśnił, dlaczego zmienił zdanie ws. igrzysk olimpijskich. Wpływ miała bliska mu osoba
Dominic Thiem nie wystąpił w igrzyskach w Rio de Janeiro przed czterema laty i nie planował także udziału w tym roku, gdyby impreza w Tokio doszła do skutku. Olimpijskie zmagania w stolicy Japonii zostały jednak przełożone o 12 miesiące i zmianie uległo także nastawienie Austriaka.
Przed kilkunastoma dniami Thiem ogłosił, że chce zagrać w igrzyskach w Tokio. - Zmieniłem zdanie. Udział w igrzyskach olimpijskich byłby marzeniem. Bardzo chciałbym tam zagrać w przyszłym roku - powiedział, cytowany przez Sky Sports.


Decyzję tenisisty skrytykował jego ojciec i drugi trener, Wolfgang Thiem . - On chce zagrać w igrzyskach. Takie jest jego życzenie. Jest to dla mnie zaskakujące, ale może wynikać z faktu, że po tym, jak wygrał US Open i zdobył swój pierwszy wielkoszlemowy tytuł, poczuł się wolny i może myśleć o takich sprawach - mówił w rozmowie z dziennikiem "Kronen Zeitung".

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Zdaniem Wolfganga udział w igrzyskach olimpijskich to dla tenisistów dodatkowe i niepotrzebne obciążenie. - Tak naprawdę igrzyska nie liczą się w tenisie. Ale to jego decyzja. Ma 27 lat i powinien o siebie dbać - stwierdził.

W 2020 roku Dominic wygrał US Open, zagrał w meczach o tytuł w Australian Open i ATP Finals, a rozgrywki zakończył na trzecim miejscu w rankingu ATP. Przygotowania do nowego sezonu planuje rozpocząć 14 grudnia.


- Dominic miał wspaniały rok i zasłużył na wakacje. Jeśli chodzi o nowy sezon, wszystko będzie zależeć od tego, kiedy odbędzie się Australian Open i co z kwarantanną po przybyciu do Australii. Jeśli podczas niej tenisiści nie będą mogli trenować, jest to nie do zaakceptowania. Aby być gotowym na turniej wielkoszlemowy, potrzebujesz rytmu i ogrania - powiedział Austriak.

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