Dominic Thiem won the 2020 U.S. Open, but was robbed of any fan celebration thanks to COVID-19. Thiem soaked up the atmosphere Monday before retiring.

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.

Even if Thiem was relatively slow to reach the world’s top 100, he made up for lost time. After reaching the French Open semifinals for the first time, he cracked the top 10 in June 2016.

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 never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Arthur Ashe Stadium was nearly empty for his historic comeback on ...

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 ...

Thiem was 5-7 versus Djokovic, 6-10 against Nadal and 5-2 over Federer. “You could definitely feel like every shot in Dominic's game has got some punch behind it,” said Federer after losing to ...

Austria's Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills in the U ...

Dominic Thiem: A Career of Grit and Glory Early Days Thiem appeared destined for the game, with both his parents, Karin and Wolfgang, working as tennis instructors.

Forehands, fist-pumps, water bottles: Rafael Nadal’s return in Brisbane felt like old times The 37-year-old gave tennis a New Year’s jolt with his first win in nearly a year, over Dominic Thiem.