UTS in Frankfurt. exhibition fight against Alexander ZverevFarewell at the Erste Bank Open: The last days of the active career of Dominic Thiem have it all.
by Jens Huiber
last edited: October 6th, 2024, 3:48 p.m
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Dominic Thiem on Friday at the Sporthilfe gala in Vienna
Every self-respecting tennis event has the beautiful custom of keeping interested media up to date on the latest developments via press releases. And so on Friday the news reached various editorial offices that Denis Shapovalov would have to take on the role of Nick Kyrgios at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Frankfurt, which will take place from October 18th to 20th, 2024. The Australian doesn’t feel fit, who knows whether he’ll even return to the tour again.
The organizers also sent along the game plans for the first two days. And it can be said that Dominic Thiem (the “dominator” in the language of the UTS) has a lot to do. This will be possible with the current format with shorter matches by soon-to-be tennis retirees. However, you may have to improvise for the final day.
Thiem with an exhibition set against Zverev
Because on Sunday, October 20th, Thiem will say goodbye to his fans in the Wiener Stadthalle. Among other things, with an exhibition set against Alexander Zverev. The final curtain will fall during the Erste Bank Open.
So things can get hectic again for the 2020 US Open champion, who was awarded a special prize at the Athlete of the Year honors in Austria on Friday. Presented by David Alaba, with greetings from Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Something like that goes down like warm oil. But what didn’t make Dominic Thiem lose his humility: “But a lot of things have to go well for you, you have to be aware of that,” Thiem explained to the Small newspaper. “And I didn’t do it all alone, but together with a lot of special people.” Some of them will also be close to Dominic Thiem on the home stretch of his extraordinary career.
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