Coco Gauff shares a reaction of a word to Dominic Thiem by thinking about \ “Give too much importance \” to Maiden Grand Slam Triumph
Dominic Thiem is preparing for life after tennis and recently reflected on how his career has changed since winning the 2020 US Open. His interesting take on the subject caught the attention of another major winner, Coco Gauff.
Dominic Thiem will draw curtains on his hugely successful tennis career at his home tournament in Vienna. The Austrian had announced in May that he would retire from tennis this year largely due to persistent injuries that have hampered his career over the last two years. Moreover, the 31-year-old athlete felt that the time had come to retire from tennis.
Tim will compete at the 2024 Erste Bank Open in Vienna and gave a lengthy interview to Tennis Majors to reflect on his career. During the conversation, Tim was asked how winning his first Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open affected his life and he replied that it hadn’t changed much.
In an honest confession, the former world number three said that his life would have remained the same even if he hadn’t triumphed in New York four years ago. Thiem realized that he had put too much stock to get his hands on a Grand Slam trophy, but was happy to have lived this experience once in his life.
\ “Honestly, when I look back, I realize that I gave it too much importance. I thought it would make me happy forever, it would change my life… but it didn’t. It’s an illusion. The truth is that nothing has changed. And frankly, if I’m still here 20 years from now, nobody’s gonna care if I was a Grand Slam champion. I didn’t think so at the time. “I thought that if I didn’t win a Grand Slam, my career wouldn’t be going well and I would always have doubts,” he said. “It wasn’t an easy situation. I’m very happy to have this trophy at home, but at the end of the day, it’s just a trophy and life can’t have any meaning. That’s how it looks to me now. Right after I won the title, I suddenly realized that I shouldn’t be happy about it. After three or four months, everything went back to normal, which was not what I expected. It was a tough experience, but I’m glad I survived.”
Dominic Thiem’s comments resonated with Coco Gauff, who has long been in the world’s spotlight since winning the US Open last year. The American agreed, writing “genuine” on the Austrian’s Instagram account.
Dominic Thiem received a special farewell ceremony before first-round play at the 2024 Erste Bank Open, which included a one-set exhibition match against Alexander Zverev on Oct. 21. Thiem defeated Zverev in the 2020 U.S. Open final. After the exhibition performance, Tim walked through a guard of honour that also included Francis Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, Jack Draper, former coach Nicolas Massou and German legend Boris Becker. The Austrian was touched by the gesture and thanked his friend for joining him in the farewell ceremony. “It was an incredible trip. You were the most important, enemies and friends, and it was always good to be with you. It means a lot to me that you came here today,” said Tim.
Dominic Thiem has earned a wild card into the main draw of the ATP 500 tournament and will face Luciano Dardelli in the first round. Alexander Zverev and Alex de Minaur are the top seeds in Vienna, and they will face Joel Schwärzler and Jan-Lennard Struff respectively.
