Dominic Thiem - his coolest double partner
Yes, the first doubles tournament success for Dominic Thiem is still a long way off. However, the Austrian number was close to several times. We once picked out a few sports comrades with whom Thiem has fought in the past few years.
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last edit: May 07, 2020, 06:57 am
Dennis Novak - the living person, so to speak
Thiem and Novak missed a single point in the final of Generali Open against Matwe Middelkoop and Wesley Koolhof in 2016 - what a celebration that would have been for the fans in the almost full stadium in Kitzbühel. A few months later in the Wiener Stadthalle, the matter was clearer. However, the brothers Bryan were already waiting in round one, never a worthwhile task for two men who were actually dedicated to the individual. In 2018 in Kitzbühel everything was done for a Da capo - Thiem retired in round two due to injury.
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Jürgen Melzer - the Davis Cup boss in spe
Dominic Thiem's trip to Rome in 2019 was not very joyful. Due to the modest weather conditions, the Austrian was unable to train adequately and lost a single thriller against Fernando Verdasco. And had to go back in doubles a few hours later. There was the side of Jürgen Melzer in round two against Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Thiem and Melzer, teammates in the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup, had also previously reached the second round in Monte Carlo. And had failed there because of Kubot / Melo. In 2018, Thiem / Melzer ended in round one against Jan-Lennard Struff and Ben McLachlan. The first ever attempt with Melzer was in Metz in 2016.
Diego Schwartzman - the companion from childhood
The defeat against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid 2019 has dominated Dominic Thiem, but in doubles the chance for the title was there. With Diego Schwartzman, Thiem had defeated Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic in the quarterfinals, but there was nothing to be won against Horia Tecau and Jean-Julien Rojer in the final. As in Buenos Aires in the same year: The final went wrong with Schwartzman against Maximo Gonzalez and Horacio Zeballos with 1: 6 and 1: 6.
Philipp Kohlschreiber - the fine spirit with a connection to Austria
If you want to see magical backhand balls from the baseline, Thiem and Kohlschreiber are always in good hands. Other qualities also come into play in the double game, such as Thiem's kick-off to the outside or Kohlschreiber's fine knack. Especially in the years 2016 and 2017 Dominic and Kohli often arranged to run in pairs, after all the jump out was a quarter-final in Indian Wells.
Jan-Lennard Struff - after the tennis in front of the telly
It's nice when you have a common hobby, like Struff and Thiem, who couldn't get enough of a crime series on German TV for a while. There was a lot to talk about in the page changes, especially in early 2015. There were hardly any sporting successes to report. Struff then had it alongside Ben Mclachlan. At the moment the German Davis Cup player is trying with the Finnish veteran Henri Kontinen.
Marach, Peya, Weißborn, Oswald - the Austria connection
Everyone was allowed to go with Dominic. Particularly noteworthy is the joint appearance of Thiem and Tristan-Samuel Weißborn at the US Open 2016, where the two Austrians even managed a first-round victory against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Colin Fleming. Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya, on the other hand, are known to have long-term relationships in doubles - so with Peya Thiem successfully went to work in the Davis Cup in Portugal in 2015 (they lost in Slovakia in 2014), with Marach in Miami and Monte Carlo in spring 2016. Philipp Oswald also had double enjoyment with Thiem via the Davis Cup - but there was a defeat in four sets against Romania.
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Fognini, Zverev, Goffin, Khachanov - single sizes in double use
Especially with David Goffin, Thiem spent quite a bit of time on the double, in the 2015 season they played from Montreal to Cincinnati, the US Open and Beijing to Shanghai. More for training purposes than to go for titles. The love for Fabio Fognini, which was freshly inflamed at the Laver Cup in Geneva, was expressed in a joint appearance in Beijing last year.Karen Khachanov most recently called commands to Thiem in Cincinnati 2017. Finally, Alexander Zverev and Thiem tried together in the Wiener Stadthalle in 2014 and in Rome in 2016.
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