It is the final weekend of a final week in a year without the usual structure on the ATP Tour. In this final weekend of the ATP Finals being held in London we have some normality with some usual faces in mens tennis in the semi-finals. Usual faces but only one former champion, Novak Djokovic... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem installs fear, he came close in Melbourne and his time will come!
At 4-6 6-4 6-2 Dominic Thiem was a set of tennis away from creating history. A set of tennis against Novak Djokovic on a court he has never lost on in a Grand Slam semi-final or final is a difficult quest and one which is still unsolved. Dominic Thiem is now a three time runner-up... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem overtakes Roger Federer to become new World No.3 but was last week the last time we see the “Big 3” at the top of mens rankings together?
Dominic Thiem is the world number three. The Austrian has only played in Rio since the Australian Open final but his time in South America didn't last long. A result of Federer being injured and not defending his title in Dubai is that he drops to number four and Thiem peaks at a career high... Continue Reading →
Dominic Thiem installs fear, his time will come and the top two will want to avoid him at Roland Garros
At 4-6 6-4 6-2 Dominic Thiem was a set of tennis away from creating. A set of tennis against Novak Djokovic on a court he has never lost on in a Grand Slam semi-final or final is a difficult quest and one which is still unsolved. Dominic Thiem is now a three time runner-up in... Continue Reading →
A new name on a major honours list in 2020?
The question doesn't change but the year does. Will we finally get a new male Grand Slam champion in 2020? Dominic Thiem was triumphant at Indian Wells, Daniil Medvedev had a exceptional run in America as well as both fighting in a Grand Slam final and Stefanos Tsitsipas ended the year with the World Tour... Continue Reading →
How Dominic Thiem is reaping the rewards after a reduction in topspin
Dominic Thiem's 2019 season was one of his best. Big wins, big titles but also big changes to his game. A coaching change from Gunter Bresnik to Nicolas Massu has proved profitable as has the reduction in top-spin in his game on a whole. Top-spin looks good on the eye but its effectiveness can sometimes... Continue Reading →