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Dominic Thiem in action for the last time at the US Open

Thiem's grand slam career ends at US Open

Dominic Thiem's grand slam career is over after losing in the first round of the US Open to American Ben Shelton.

Tennis • 26 Aug 24

Dominic Thiem and Ireland's Michael Agwi after their Davis Cup match in Limerick

Ex-US Open winner Thiem to retire at season's end

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem will retire at the end of the 2024 season.

Tennis • 10 May 24

Dominic Thiem of Austria embraces Ireland's Michael Agwi after their match

Agwi battles Thiem but Austria prevail in Davis Cup tie

Tennis Ireland's gamble in bringing this Davis Cup tie to a newly-laid court at the Sports Hall and hire 2,400 seats paid off with a cracking atmosphere at UL.

Davis Cup • 04 Feb 24

Ireland's Agwi set for Davis Cup battle with Thiem

Ireland's Michael Agwi will take on Austria's former US Open champion Dominic Thiem in the first singles match of the Davis Cup on Saturday.

Tennis • 02 Feb 24

Nadal marks return with dominant win over Thiem

Rafael Nadal returned from his year-long injury absence with a bang by winning an engrossing first-round battle with Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International.

Tennis • 02 Jan 24

Novak Djokovic converted five of nine break point chances in his win

Djokovic impresses on Australian Open return

Novak Djokovic was given a hero's welcome as he returned to the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over Roberto Carballes Baena.

Tennis • 17 Jan 23

Venus Williams will compete in the US Open

Venus Williams and Thiem handed US Open wildcards

Former US Open champions Venus Williams and Dominic Thiem were handed wildcard entries into this year's final Grand Slam tournament.

Tennis • 17 Aug 22

Thiem has struggled to recover from a wrist injury

Thiem's slump continues as he crashes out in Paris

Dominic Thiem looked a shadow of the player who once appeared destined to eventually rule at Roland Garros as he bowed out in straight sets in the first round of the French Open.

Tennis • 22 May 22

The Austrian won his first Grand Slam at last year's US Open

Dominic Thiem to skip Australian Open

Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month's Australian Open.

Tennis • 28 Dec 21

Dominic Thiem lifts the trophy at Flushing Meadow last autumn

Defending champion Dominic Thiem out of US Open

Defending champion Dominic Thiem has withdrawn from this year's US Open and will miss the rest of the season.

Tennis • 18 Aug 21

Third seed Thiem beaten by Dimitrov in Melbourne

Third seed Dominic Thiem became the biggest casualty of the Australian Open so far with a meek defeat by Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round.

Tennis • 14 Feb 21

Ashleigh Barty was beaten by Simona Halep in an exhibition game in Adelaide

Barty among players back in action ahead of Aus Open

Tennis' biggest names were back in action in Adelaide on Friday, with world number one Ashleigh Barty making her first public appearance on court for nearly a year.

Tennis • 29 Jan 21

Daniil Medvedev came from a set down to beat Dominic Thiem

Medvedev sees off Thiem to clinch ATP Finals title

Daniil Medvedev claimed the biggest title of his career to become the last winner of the Nitto ATP Finals at London's O2 arena.

Tennis • 22 Nov 20

Thiem topples Djokovic to reach ATP Finals decider

History repeated itself as Dominic Thiem defeated Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the Nitto ATP Finals.

Tennis • 21 Nov 20

Dominic Thiem beat Rafael Nadal to reach the last four in London

Thiem wins Nadal thriller to reach semi-finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Rafael Nadal for a place in the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals after saving a match point to beat Andrey Rublev.

Tennis • 17 Nov 20

Diego Schwartzman came through in what was a five-hour battle

Schwartzman grinds down Thiem at French Open semis

Argentina's Diego Schwartzman outlasted Dominic Thiem in a brutal claycourt war of attrition to prevail 7-6(1) 5-7 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-2 and reach his first Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open.

Tennis • 06 Oct 20

Rafael Nadal reacts as he plays against to Belarus' Egor Gerasimov

Nadal and Thiem ease into French Open second round

Rafael Nadal started his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a straightforward 6-4 6-4 6-2 first-round win against Belarusian Egor Gerasimov.

Tennis • 28 Sep 20

"Definitely I achieved a life goal, a dream of myself, which I had for many, many years"

Thiem battles back to win maiden slam at US Open

Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev and his own anxieties in a dramatic US Open final to win his first grand slam title.

Tennis • 14 Sep 20

Alexander Zverev has made it through to his first grand slam final

Thiem to face Zverev in US Open final

Dominic Thiem will face friend and first-time grand slam finalist Alexander Zverev for the US Open trophy on Sunday.

Tennis • 12 Sep 20

Dominic Thiem had too much for Felix Auger-Aliassime

Dominic Thiem cruises into US Open last eight

Dominic Thiem is the highest seed left in the US Open men's draw following Djokovic's disqualification, and he sent an ominous message to his rivals with a 7-6 (4) 6-1 6-1 victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the last eight.

Tennis • 07 Sep 20

Thiem overcomes Cilic to reach US Open fourth round

Dominic Thiem kept up his hopes of winning a first grand slam title at the US Open by edging past Marin Cilic in the third round.

Tennis • 06 Sep 20

Dominic Thiem isn't fussed by the absence of the big two

Thiem shrugs off absence of Federer and Nadal

Dominic Thiem has shrugged off the absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as he seeks to justify his status as the biggest threat to Novak Djokovic's hopes of a fourth US Open crown.

Tennis • 02 Sep 20

Novak Djokovic faces Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur in the first round

Djokovic and Thiem on US Open collision course

Australian Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are on a collision course to meet again in the US Open final after they were placed at opposite ends of the draw on Thursday.

Tennis • 27 Aug 20

Dominic Thiem took part in the Belgrade leg of the exhibition event organised by Novak Djokovic

Thiem will donate prize money he won in Belgrade

World number three Dominic Thiem will donate the prize money that he won in Belgrade during the ill-fated Adria Tour, where Novak Djokovic and three other participants tested positive for coronavirus.

Tennis • 03 Jul 20

Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic posing for photographers after the final match in Belgrade on 14 June

Thiem 'extremely sorry' for Adria Tour behaviour

World number three Dominic Thiem is "extremely sorry" for the way players conducted themselves at Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition event after which four players tested positive for the coronavirus.

Tennis • 25 Jun 20