Dominic Thiem took time out from his preparations for the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships to visit a Tokyo sushi restaurant and the Odaiba-Ferris wheel on Monday.
The Austrian, who is making his first appearance in Tokyo since 2014, served and ate sushi dressed in traditional sushi chef uniform and then enjoyed the cityscape from the ferris wheel.
Thiem, 24, is currently No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To London for one of the six remaining berths at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 12-19 November. He takes on American Steve Johnson in the Tokyo first round on Tuesday.
Second seed Dominic Thiem talks about how he's feeling ahead of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Defending champion Karen Khachanov and top seed Dominic Thiem enjoy an evening out with fellow ATP World Tour stars at the Chengdu Open players' party. Video and photo courtesy Chengdu Open
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