Dominic Thiem narrowly missed direct qualifying for the Australian Open in his current standings, but thanks to a wild card, the former finalist is still on the main schedule of the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season. This kicks off in Melbourne on January 16.
Thiem missed the previous edition of the Australian Open with an ankle injury that occurred during the 2021 turf season and was on the field for nine months. Still third in the world in 2020, the Austrian dropped to number 352 on the global tennis ladder due to injury.
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After a tough comeback in the spring of 2022, there has been a notable rise in the world rankings in the last six months, thanks to a series of good results, including semi-finals at the ATP tournaments in Gstaad, Gijon and Antwerp. However, it narrowly missed a spot in the main draw of the Australian Open.
In Melbourne, 29-year-old Thiem reached his final fight in 2020, where he took a 2-1 lead against Novak Djokovic but still lost. Eight months later, he won his first and only ever Grand Slam title at the US Open.
Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Fransespoor from the Dutch camp are the only ones who are already sure of a place in the main tournament of the Australian Open.
The final edition was won by Rafael Nadal, who defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final. Ashleigh Barty was the strongest of women. Two months later, she unexpectedly ended her career at the age of 25.
Source: NOS
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