Dominic Thiem gets wildcard for Indian Wells
Dominic Thiem gets a wildcard for the main draw at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. The Austrian announced this on social media.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Feb 16, 2023, 09:20 am
Dominic Thiem is currently playing in form on sand, today in Buenos Aires in the early evening against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas it is about the quarter-finals (from 5:30 p.m. live on TV and live stream on Sky Sport Austria and in our live ticker) . After that, the tournaments in Rio de Janeiro and Cordoba are coming up for Thiem. And, as originally planned, the qualification for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.
The Austrian number one is now spared this. Because Thiem, who won his only 1000 title in Tennis Paradise 2019, gets a wildcard for that event, which is often celebrated as the fifth major.
Thiem beats Federer in the 2019 final
Funnily enough, Thiem will arrive in Indian Wells as an undefeated, well, defending champion. Because since his final triumph against Roger Federer almost four years ago, he has not competed in the Californian desert. Partly for reasons of injury, but also partly because the event was canceled or postponed due to the corona pandemic.
How far Dominic Thiem's good memories will carry this year is an exciting question. However, the likelihood that he will meet one of his 2019 opponents again is quite low: Roger Federer (final) and Gilles Simon (round three) have officially retired. It's been a long time since Milos Raonic (semifinals) has been heard. Gael Monfils (Quarterfinals) is still recovering from an injury. Ivo Karlovic (round of 16) still does gymnastics from time to time at smaller tournaments. That leaves only Jordan Thompson (round two). But he has to secure his place in the main field first.