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The goal for 2021: another Grand Slam title. Due to the later Australian Open date, Thiem has been able to celebrate Christmas at home for a long time.
The postponement of the start of the tennis season due to the coronavirus pandemic has for Dominic Thiem also something good. The Austrian tennis star is able to spend Christmas at home with his family for the first time in years and has also received a special Christmas gift: the US Open Victory Cup.
As difficult as the current year was due to the pandemic, 2020 was so successful for Thiem. “We look back on a curious year, but from a sporting point of view, 2020 was really sensational for me. I started the season with my entry to the Australian Open final, and ended the year with the final at the London Masters. “The US Open overshadowed everything, of course. In New York I was able to fulfill my childhood dream with the first Grand Slam title, indescribable moments,” he summed up the Lower Austrian tennis year on his blog on Christmas Eve.
The security service handed over the cup in Lichtenwörth
The trophy for his debut success at the highest level took a long time to travel from New York to Lichtenwörth. “The” silver treasure “has only been in my living room for a few days; three months after my final victory against Alexander Zverev, the trophy finally arrived in Austria. The famous jeweler Tiffany on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan meticulously made a doubled the trophy, a security service personally gave me the jewel in Lichtenwörth. Great cinema! ” Thiem. “My best Christmas present under the Christmas tree this year is the American Open Cup,” he said.
The cup also makes you want more, so Thiem a win in one of the big four tournaments would even prefer the first place in the ATP world rankings. “I want to win another Grand Slam, that’s my top priority. Being number one is also at the top of my list. But another great victory counts almost more in my personal ranking,” wrote the third in the world.
The 27-year-old also trains during the Christmas holidays. It is important to work on the condition, after New Year’s Eve it is more intense on the tennis court. Plans on January 13 Thiem the trip to Melbourne, where the first climax of the season is expected after a quarantine. The Australian Open will start on February 8, where Thiem This year, Novak Djokovic was only beaten in five sets in the final.
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