Dominic Thiem is widely considered as the next player that has a strong opportunity to end the dominance of the big 3. The Austrian defeated Rafael Nadal in the recent Australian Open before being extremely close to winning the title in the final against Novak Djokovic. Thiem has now the chance to overtake Roger Federer in the rankings to be the new world no.3 (career-high) after this week in Brazil.
Dominic is now competing in Rio de Janeiro where is the overwhelming favorite to win the title. Thiem also has a fantastic draw and he has huge chances to reach the final as he is set to face only 1 player (Munar) that is not a wild card, lucky loser, or qualifier before reaching the last act of the event.
LIVE RANKINGS and Roger Federer
Dominic currently has 7045 live points while Federer is stuck with 7130 points because the Swiss is not playing this week. If Thiem reaches the semifinal in Rio, he will have 7135 points to be sure to be ranked no.3 next week and that would be a new high for him.
Thiem in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked no.4 (career-high), Dominic has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2020. The Austrian is playing in Rio De Janeiro where he beat Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-2 4-6 6-1.
Dominic Thiem will face Antoni Munar Clar in the 2nd round. The head to head is 2-0 for Thiem.
The Austrian was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Dominic won 16 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.3, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he lost to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant accomplishment of the current season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer played each other 7 times. The head to head is 5-2 for Thiem.
The last time that they competed against each other, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer |
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