ATP Rio de Janeiro: Dominic Thiem with protected ranking in the main draw
Dominic Thiem will serve directly in the main draw at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro with a protected ranking.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jan 25, 2023, 09:35 am
Even if Dominic Thiem will serve against Croatia with the Austrian Davis Cup team in Rijeka on the first weekend in February: The South American tour on Thiem's favorite surface, sand, is casting its shadow. And the 2020 US Open champion will now be able to claim a protected ranking for the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
After all, professionals who have been out for a long time have a maximum of nine opportunities to take part in tournaments with a protected ranking after their comeback. Due to a mistake by ATP, Thiem was only able to use eight of them last year. The Lower Austrian will now make up for this in Rio. Thiem won the title there in 2017.
The competition in the Brazilian metropolis is impressive, especially at the top: Carlos Alcaraz, who is still number one in the world and who had to do without the Australian Open, will serve in Rio de Janeiro, as will Cameron Norrie.