The great Austrian Dominik Thiem cannot overcome the injuries that have plagued him for years.
Source: MN PRESS
At one time, one of the best tennis players on the planet, an Austrian Dominic Tim, decided to end his playing career. As reported by foreign media, the famous tennis player has an idea to the last tournament in his career will be in Viennalater in the year – and to say goodbye to the sport to which he gave so much.
According to information that has appeared in the public, Tim has already informed his sponsors that due to injuries, he can no longer compete at the highest level. He had in the last three years severe knee and wrist injuries and because of them, he rarely managed to give games that resembled the best days of his career. And then, really, he was one of the best in the world!
During 2020, he played the final of the Australian Open and lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets, the US Open final where he defeated Sasha Zverev and the Final Masters final where he was defeated by Danilo Medvedev. He reached the title match at that tournament a year earlier, while in 2018 and 2019 he played in the final at Roland Garros.
At one time, he was the third-ranked tennis player on the planet, and he is one of the few who won in his career Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Against three of the best tennis players of all time, he achieved a total of 15 victories, and he also defeated Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Danilo Medvedev… By all accounts, he will end his career with 17 ATP titles and more than 30 million US dollars earned in tournaments.
Dominik Thiem is one of Djokovic’s best friends in the world of tennis, and in previous years he was a guest of Belgrade at the invitation of the Serbian ace. Novak often spoke of him in superlatives, and he is also connected to Serbia by a love from the past. At one time, Dominik Tim was in a relationship with tennis player Kristina Mladenović, a French athlete originally from Kosovo and Metohija.
(WORLD – DN)