Dominic Thiem had a fantastic start of the year after he reached the final at the Australian Open before losing to a die-hard Novak Djokovic. Ranked no.4, the Austrian sensation had the great opportunity of becoming the new world no.3 last week as he was the seed no.1 in the ATP500 in Rio. Dominic was the hot favorite to win the event and he had to “just” reach the semifinal to overtake Roger Federer for the 3rd spot in the rankings. However, things didn’t go that well for Thiem that was surprised in the quarter by the Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager.
Why Thiem will be the new world no.3
Even if Dominic is not competing this week, he is currently no.3 in the live rankings since Federer dropped 500 points since he won the ATP500 in Dubai last year. Given the fact that unfortunately, the Swiss Maestro has been sidelined by a knee surgery, he won’t be able to defend his title. Therefore, Dominic will be definitely ranked no.3 (career-high) from next week.
Dominic Thiem’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.4 (career-high), Dominic played his last match on the 22nd of February when he lost to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he was defeated by Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s most significant result of the year 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 fought against each other, Roger Federer won 6-2 6-3 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2018.
Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer |
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