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FACTS on Austrian Dominic Thiem, who beat German Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (6) to win the US Open title on Sunday.
Born: September 3, 1993 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (27 years old)
Grand Slam titles: 1 (US Open 2020)
EARLY LIFE
• Son of Wolfgang and Karin Thiem, both tennis coaches, and started playing at the age of six.
• Made his ATP Tour debut in 2011 at Kitzbuehel as a wild card, losing to Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the first round.
• Won his first main draw match later that year, against compatriot Thomas Muster in Vienna.
RACE TO DATE
• Finished in the Top 125 for the first time in his career in 2013 after reaching the quarter-finals in Kitzbuhel and Vienna.
• Made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in 2014, defeating Joao Sousa before losing to Kevin Anderson in the second round.
• Reached his first ATP Tour final later that year in Kitzbuehel, losing to David Goffin, and finished the year in the top 50.
• Won his first ATP Tour title in Nice the following year and followed it up with titles at Umag and Gstaad, finishing as the youngest player in the top 20.
• He placed in the top 10 in 2016 after winning titles in Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Nice and Stuttgart, and qualified for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
• Advanced to his first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros in 2018, losing to Rafa Nadal.
• Won his first Masters 1000 crown the following year at Indian Wells, defeating Roger Federer in the final. He finished the season with five titles, most together with Novak Djokovic.
• Defeated by Nadal in the 2019 French Open final and by Djokovic in the 2020 Australian Open title match.
• Won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open after beating Zverev in the final. – Reuters
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