Australian Open: Dominic Thiem with a wildcard!
The organizers of the Australian Open have announced the wild cards for the first major of the year. Also present: Dominic Thiem , the finalist of 2020.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jan 05, 2023, 03:12 pm
Of course, Dominic Thiem had known it for a few weeks, but it often helps when you see it in black and white: the confirmation that Tennis Australia actually gave the Austrian a wildcard for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2023 considered. Austria's number one is in good company - because US legend Venus Williams has also been given a fixed place in the 128 grid.
Thism reached the final in Melbourne in 2020, but lost to Novak Djokovic there. The last appearance was in 2021, when Thiem initially defeated Nick Kyrgios, but lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16.
Here are the wildcards for the main draw of the Australian Open 2023:
| men | Women |
| Dominic Thiem (AUT/102) | Diane Parry (FRA/111) |
| Jason Kubler (AUS/107) | Moyuka Uchijama (JPN/117) |
| Wu Yibing (CHN/116) | Taylor Townsend (USA/133) |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS/120) | Jaimee Fourlis (AUS 162) |
| Christopher Eubanks (USA/123) | Olivia Gadecki (AUS (202) |
| Luca van Assche (FRA/139) | Storm Hunter (AUS/241) |
| John Millman (AUS/147) | Talia Gibson (USA/341) |
| Rinky Hijikata (AUS/164) | Venus Williams (USA/1003) |