“We saw that Novak Djokovic looked completely stunned”

Dominic Thiem entered the world tennis elite in 2016. The Wiener Neustadt player started that year as world number 20, reaching the semi-final in Brisbane (where he was beaten by Roger Federer) and entering the third round of the Australians Open, before being stopped by David Goffin.

In the weeks that followed, he recorded successes in Buenos Aires and Acapulco, including a three-set victory over Spain’s Rafael Nadal. After the Masters 1000 on American hard and those on European clay – in addition to the victory obtained in Nice against Alexander Zverev – Dominic arrived at Roland Garros as the 13th seed.

There he passed Inigo Cervantes, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Zverev himself and Marcel Granollers, thus reaching his first quarter-final in a Grand Slam event. In the next match, he beat Belgian David Goffin with a score of 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to a semi-final against Novak Djokovic.

The Serbian won the match without too much trouble, but for Thiem the doors to the top 10 had finally opened: a position he has not given up since then. The Austrian will end his season by lifting the Stuttgart trophy (beating Federer among other players), before ending the year in 8th place in the world rankings.

Almost five years after entering the top 10, Dominic is now a Grand Slam champion, as well as a finalist at Roland Garros (twice in Paris, as at the ATP Finals in London) and at the Open d ‘Australia.

Thanks to his incredible results, Thiem managed to climb to third place in the men’s standings, an achievement that is still current. Last summer he won his first major US Open title, beating Germany’s Zverev in five sets in a not-too-spectacular but obviously long game.

During a recent talk show for “Tennis Channel”, Paul Annacone spoke about Novak Djokovic’s match against Dominic Thiem in the final of the 2020 Australian Open.

Annacone on the 2020 Australian Open final

“You saw in Australia, 2 sets to 1 against Novak Djokovic, and we saw that Novak looked like he was completely stunned for a little while as Dominic Thiem started playing great tennis,” continued Paul. Annacone.

“Novak did what Novak does in general, and that’s what all great players do. So when you’re one of the top players trying to get past them (Novak and the rest like him), that extra set that is needed in this huge moment, it means a lot. “

, explained Annacone Thiem’s ​​workout routine is one of the high intensity workout routines of the ATP lap. By observing his daily routine, one can see that he spends a large part of his time in tennis and fitness.

Thiem loves to train hard, and he himself has said he is tired all year round but admits it was worth it. “I’m doing a pretty tough routine – even twice a day.

When I’m in the tournament, I cut it down a bit. My routine is very intense, but these are normal exercises that a lot of people probably do too – a lot of strength work, speed and a little endurance with a lot of core work, ”said Dominic Thiem.

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