Dominic Thiem and Tomas Berdych had a career-first experience to kick off the 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Thiem and Berdych hit a few balls at the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development on Sunday night. The foundation is a private, non-profit organization that “strives to nurture the future leaders of Qatar”. “[It was a] very good welcome to Doha... very nice special effects and a good atmosphere to play in,” Thiem said. [ALSO LIKE] The Austrian, who finished his 2017 season by making his second appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals in London, is also making his second showing in Doha. In 2013, Thiem qualified but fell in the first round to Belgian Peter Gojowczyk. Thiem,...
The 26th edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open commences this week and with legendary former champions such as Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (the list goes on and on...), players will be keen to get their hands on the tournament’s coveted golden falcon trophy. The 2018 event, held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in the Qatari capital of Doha, features Dominic Thiem as the tournament’s top seed after two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic withdrew due to an ongoing elbow injury. The World No. 5 will be arriving in Doha for the second time in his career, having qualified back in 2013 before losing in the first round to Peter Gojowczyk. Thiem enters the...
Dominic Thiem discusses his 2017 campaign on the ATP World Tour, in which he broke into the Top 5 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, and looks ahead to what he will do to move his game forward even more in 2018.
Go behind the scenes as Dominic Thiem swaps his tennis racquet for football boots in the off-season when his club, 1.TFC, plays a friendly match in Slovenia.
Dominic Thiem and David Goffin decide who has the better backhand and who is the better dresser in this fun game of Me or You on ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot as part of ATPWorldTour.com's Best of 2017 series.
