Tennis ace Dominic Thiem’s roller coaster ride moves fans and “Today” readers. That’s why the newest always comes first in “Today”.
I saw Dominic Thiem lose on a provincial tennis court as a 15-year-old. I saw him in the southern part of the city in fourth place working for his lifelong dream with ex-coach Günter Bresnik. I later saw him celebrate at Monte Carlo and lose at Wimbledon.
Cheering headline at 2:27 a.m
On September 14, 2020, his dream came true: triumph at the US Open. After a 2-0 deficit against Alexander Zverev, with cramps all over his body. At 2:27 am I typed the headline, “Faith was stronger than the body.”
Seven hours later I called his father Wolfgang. He told me: “Zverev was already a winner. This title gives Dominic a boost.”
Not true. After the triumph came the crisis. “Today” also wrote then what is. 24 hours after the Thiem family and manager Herwig Straka went their separate ways, it was in “Today”.