Federer, Nadal and Djokovic respect Dominic Thiem

Dominic Thiem retired in two weeks after appearing at the Vienna tournament which will be the last of his career. Austria is a collection of talent, but talent has been lost to a series of injuries that have ruined his progress.

After trying and giving it his all to get back in the saddle in recent years, the US Open champion decided to call it quits and turn his sights to new horizons.

Forget Federer, Nadal and Djokovic Thiem

The naif from Wiener Neustadt can boast that he had been one of the rare players who was able to win a Grand Slam in an era that was totally and completely dominated by the big-3 and besides the members of this legendary group have wanted to pay tribute to him. to him before he left the tour during the award for the best Austrian athlete Thiem received” Hi Domi, I just wanted to congratulate you on this well deserved award, I am very happy for you, you know how much I respect and honor you.

I wish you all the best. ” announced Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic announced for his part: “ Thank you for everything you have given to each of us and to tennis in particular.

I’m glad you have the chance to do one last dance in Vienna, I wish you a special competition and celebrate it with your family and friends, because you deserve it, my friend.

Finally it was Federer’s turn who had warm words for the winner of 17 tour titles with a reflection in German: “ Dear Dominic, congratulations on this award and your life’s work.

I really enjoyed playing against you. You will be greatly missed in tennis. You were a good person, on and off the court. Always fair. Your friendship has always been important to me on the tour.

As competitors, the fact that we get on so well has always been a good thing for me. Anyway, I wish you all the best for the future and congratulations on your wonderful and outstanding career, Dominic!

I’m sure we’ll see each other again soon.”

Dominic Thiem was honored at a gala for Austrian athletes before he played the final tournament of his career in Vienna.

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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer left a message for their former rival. 🥹

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