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Thiem to challenge Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer at the upcoming Olympics

This is why Dominic Thiem has changed his mind about the Olympic Games

30 November 2020

Dominic Thiem didn’t have any intention to compete at the Olympic Games this year. Instead, he decided to play a tournament in Kitzbuhel to get ready for the American summer. However, the Coronavirus pandemic changed everything and eventually, the Olympics have been postponed by 1 year and the world no.3 got lots of confidence after he conquered the US Open title.

Therefore, during a recent interview, Dominic confessed that he had a change of heart and he will represent his country at the upcoming Olympics that will hopefully be played in Japan in 2021.

Dominic admitted that he was lucky that the Games have been postponed. In addition, he said that he was inspired by the gestures and the emotions of Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Murray.

“I had decided early in the year that I wasn’t going to play the Olympics and I was going to focus on the Masters events in the States and the US Open, but then obviously I saw the matches there and I saw how emotional it was for Del Potro and for Murray. Then I saw that the Olympics was very important for tennis and a great event,” he said.

Dominic will challenge the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for Olympic glory. Given his 2020 results, he will be among the top favorites to conquer the gold.

Dominic Thiem in 2020

Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 22^nd of November when he lost to Daniil Medvedev 4-6 7-6² 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

At the moment, this season Thiem has a 25-9 record. Dominic conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. The Austrian was the runner-up at the Australian Open and .

Novak Djokovic in 2020

Currently ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21^st of November when he lost to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7¹⁰ 7-6⁵ in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

During this season Djokovic has a 41-5 record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Djokovic reached the final at the French Open.

Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic played each other 12 times. The head to head is 7-5 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 6-7¹⁰ 7-6⁵ in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 21^st of November 2020.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.

Rafael Nadal in 2020

Now ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 21^st of November when he was overcome by Daniil Medvedev 3-6 7-6⁴ 6-3 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

At the moment, this season Rafael has a 27-7 match record. Nadal has won 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.

Roger Federer in 2020

Ranked world no.5, Federer played his last match on the 30^th of January when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-6¹ 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).

Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. The last time that they fought against each other, Roger Federer won 7-6³ 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.