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.
Former Top 20 American Vince Spadea had already managed to parlay success on the tennis court into success in the business world. But his star is truly on the rise after his pivotal role in 'Battle Of The Sexes,' Hollywood's take on the 1973 epic showdown between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. In addition to his role as advisor to Oscar winner Emma Stone, who plays Billie Jean King, and actor/producer Steve Carell, who plays Bobby Riggs, Spadea also doubled as Riggs during on-court scenes. During one such scene, Spadea traded shots with Stone’s stunt double dressed as Riggs one minute, and fed balls to Stone in ball boy attire the next. “There was a scene where the ball...
Santiago Gonzalez, Nenad Zimonjic, Daniel Nestor and #NextGenATP star Andrey Rublev assist with tennis clinics during the Chengdu Open. Video courtesy Chengdu Open
The Chengdu Open hosts numerous autograph sessions, giving fans the chance to meet the likes of Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Wu Yibing, Dusan Lajovic and Treat Huey. Video courtesy Chengdu Open
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
