Austria´s 16 years old Dominic Thiem has won his first match as a professional tennis player. He recieved a WC in Kitzbühel and beat Alexandre Sidorenko 3:6 7:6 6:4
He never played a Future match but will recieve 8 points for winning the first round. His next opponent is Victor Crivoi.
In Wimbledon and Roland Garros he practiced with Roger Federer and in Paris with Rafael Nadal.
Good luck!
1) move this to player's forum please
2) how will he do this year? from the 1993-generation he finished as #3 or #4 last year. last week he played qualies for challenger in heilbronn but lost in R1 vs. Mertl 3,4 :/ tough start hm? let's see how he will do the next weeks...
Does anyone know why Thiem isn't playing more? He only had one match so far in 2013... he's not gonna climb the ranking like this... could have played at least 4 tournaments since the beginning of the year.
He had problems with his wisdom teeth in January and Febrary. And now he caught a dictis and is in hospital Won't come back before July but hopefully he is at 100% for Kitzbühel.
Dominic's playing very well at the moment. Won a 15k+H futures last week, and moving on into a Challenger QF after beating the 2nd seed this week. His backhand has become huge for him, it used to be a weakness but now it's probably his biggest weapon.
I watched Dominic play the Final at Kenitra, Morocco today. He looks to be the real deal; he's got great lower body strength, a solid serve, a dominant forehand, a backhand that's getting more solid, and a great mental fortitude. He picked up 80 ranking points today and will be approximately #148 in the rankings tomorrow. I'm not sure what his schedule is for the rest of the year, but top 100 to 120 is definitely not out of the question.
He beat Gabashvili pretty easily today after a tight first set. His strokes have great spin and velocity, he's consistent, and he's smart around the court. I really like his speed and anticipation - in today's game you have to be able to accelerate very quickly.
The future looks bright - with a great work ethic he's got top ten potential.
OMG Just saw Dominic Thiem play for the first time, I have heard alot about him but never saw him play, he has real potential too go far I hoping he can crack top 100 soon
Erste Bank Open
R1: Dominic Thiem def Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-4 5-7 6-4
R2: Dominic Thiem def Jaroslav Pospíšil 6-1 6-1
Lost in the QF today to Tsonga but he put up a great fight through pushing an top 10 player & one ma fave. Thiem should be top 100 soon anyone know where he plays next
Yeah I would think he get more attention & hopefully more WC, This is my first time ever seeing him play in his last two matches & he got my attention. I kinda shock he don't have many fans on thread
in more positive news he's into the doubles semi with maximilian neuchrist. They play rosol/mergea
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