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Thomas Muster hasn’t won a Grand Slam match since 1998 (French Open) but this week he made a most generous gesture. The former ATP world number one and 1995 French Open king is auctioning off the trophies from his greatest successes to help people in need, the Generali Open 250 ATP tournament of Kitzbuhel announced. […] Continue to read full article...
Just a few years ago Dominic Thiem was an elite ATP player and Grand Slam champion. Today’s he’s becoming or already is a journeyman. So far in 2023 the 29 year old Thiem has a 1-5 match record and is ranked no. 96. Last year the Austrian powerhouse achieved an 18-16 record but his ranking […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Austria · Dominic Thiem · Head tennis · US Open
May/22
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Thiem Mystery, From Grand Slam Kingpin to Ordinary Player
4 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski We all remember Dominic Thiem as the explosive, dynamic, machine like baseline terror who could beat any player in the world on clay or hard courts. But Dominic Thiem at his best is now a distant memory. He lost again today in three sets to Bolivian journeman Hugo Dellien at Roland Garros. […] Continue to read full article...
Austria · Dominic Thiem · Juan Carlos Ferrero · Roland Garros
It is fair to say that it took Dominic Thiem a few years to find his feet in tennis’ big four tournaments. Early exits and disappointing results from the Grand Slams were a regular occurrence for the diligent Austrian before he first made his breakthrough. In fact, even when he was making progress at Roland […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · ATP · Austria · Dominic Thiem · Head racquets · US Open
Feb/20
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Did Stubborness Cost Thiem His First Major?
95 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Some of the best players in history have shown devout stubborness in their sometimes questionable decisions. Remember Boris Becker insisting on trying to beat Agassi from the baseline instead of attacking the net, losing eight times in a row to Agassi from 1990-1995. Remember Pete Sampras refusing to change his racquet to a larger framed […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Winner of 44 ATP singles titles including 1995 French Open. Became ATP World No. 1 player on February 12, 1996. Ht: 5-11 Wt: 165 DOB: October 2, 1967 In: Leibnitz, Austria Nicknames: “Chester. For Chester Thompson, the drummer from Genesis. When I was playing drums I was always talking […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Austria · French Open · King of Clay · Lotto · Roland Garros · Thomas Muster
