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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

A drop in work-rate from Thiem allowed Nadal to reel off five straight games and move out to a 3-0 lead in the second set. The contest was no longer compelling, but Nadal’s statistics – 12 ...

Rafael Nadal roared to French Open title number 11 with a straight-sets demolition of Dominic Thiem. The Spaniard continued his extraordinary domination at Roland Garros with a ruthless 6-4 6-3 6-2… ...

Not much Nadal can do there as Thiem serves out wide before thundering a vicious forehand into the opposite corner. The Spaniard is chasing dust once again as Thiem smashes a volley past the ...