ATP Hamburg: Dominic Thiem serves on Rothenbaum
Dominic Thiem will compete in the ATP 500 clay court tournament at Hamburg's Rothenbaum in 2021 and 2022.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Jun 22, 2021, 01:42 pm
US Open winner Dominic Thiem takes part in the traditional tennis tournament at Hamburg's Rothenbaum. The world number five from Austria also agreed to stay in the Hanseatic city for the following year just under a week after he waived the Olympics. "I hope that I can play a great tournament in front of a German audience and lift the trophy in the air for the first time," said Thiem in a message from the organizer.
With the start of the ATP main field on July 12th, 3500 spectators can watch the matches on Rothenbaum every day. The city of Hamburg announced this on Tuesday. Thiem is the first top 10 player to have accepted the seven-day clay court tournament so far. So far he has hit Rothenbaum three times, and last year the Russian Andrey Rublev won. This year, the Austrian is facing competition from Pablo Carreno Busta, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Aslan Karatsev.
Thiem announced last week that he would not be traveling to the Olympic Games. "I don't feel ready to do my best in Tokyo," the 27-year-old wrote on Instagram: "For me, as for all athletes, it is a great honor to take part in the Olympic Games and to represent my country. That makes the decision all the more difficult. "
Hamburg tournament director Sandra Reichel also benefited from this and was delighted about the engagement of the fifth in the world ranking: “It is an exclamation point for the tournament that one of the best players in the world has signed up for two years. Nothing better can happen to tennis than to have someone like 'Domi' Thiem. Not only is he one of the most complete players in the world. His whole character - with his discipline and his down-to-earthness - is a role model for young people. "