But Thiem injured his right wrist in June 2021 and he could never regain the form or the strength on his forehand that had allowed him to go 9-3 against the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Roger ...

Dominic Thiem’s backhand — a thing of beauty. (Julian Finney / Getty Images) We start with the scene of Thiem’s greatest triumph, his defeat of Alexander Zverev in the 2020 U.S. Open final.

Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 2:10 AM·5 min read 2 At the height of his powers, Dominic Thiem had positioned himself as one of the top contenders to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal - Getty Images/Jamie Squire ...

Former champion Dominic Thiem's final appearance at the U.S. Open ended tamely on Monday after he was beaten 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the first round by American Ben Shelton.

Some more sublime Tennis from the Austrian moves him 40-0 up and another pin-point forehand down the line brings him back level with Nadal at 5-5. Nadal 4-4 Thiem* 09:47 , Ben Fleming ...

Not a bad start, either, for Thiem on serve as a lovely forehand sees him take an early 30-0 lead on service but he has no response to a thunderous Nadal forehand which brings it back to 30-15.

Bublik swung at a rushed forehand and sent it well long, giving Thiem the lead and a chance to close the set. From there, it wasn’t much of a match. Bublik’s game fell apart quickly.

Dominic Thiem plays a forehand return to Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka during their men’s singles match on day one of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Octomber.

Thiem, who will turn 30 in a few days, was certainly the beneficiary of Bublik's charity—a staggering 44 unforced errors over this one-hour-and-52-minute, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 match.