Dominic Thiem boasts wins over Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic already this year. Now the 23 year old enters new territory at this week’s Citi Open as top seed at an ATP World Tour 500 event for the first time. The Austrian boasts a 38-16 start to the season and will look to further improve on that mark when he makes his Washington debut against Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen. In a stacked field, it will be a matter of who has made the transition from Wimbledon’s grass best in a bid to dethrone defending champion Gael Monfils. “It’s always a little bit tricky for me on the US hard courts because they’re a little bit fast so there are some...
Dominic Thiem discusses his first appearance in Washington, DC and how he's been preparing for the hard-court season. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.
In recent years, Dominic Thiem has experienced an array of clay-court success. The right-hander has won six ATP World Tour titles on the red dirt and has twice reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros. But Thiem has largely struggled to replicate that success on grass. He's well on his way to changing that narrative, though, during this fortnight at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old Austrian continued his best run at The Championships on Saturday, beating #NextGenATP American Jared Donaldson 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 to make the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time. Thiem had never reached past the second round at the All England Club, falling in the round of 64 the past two years. He entered Wimbledon...
Eighth seed Dominic Thiem prevails over Gilles Simon to reach the Wimbledon third round. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com.
Top seed Dominic Thiem and Turkish player Marsel Ilhan take in the history of Antalya as they visit the Aspendos amphitheatre on Monday. Photo: Gokhan Taner
