World No. 4 Dominic Thiem took the world by storm when he lifted his first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2020. In doing so, he broke the barrier for the younger generation of players to win a Major. Over recent times, the Austrian athlete has managed to win matches comfortably against the Big Three. 

Recently, Dominic Thiem received praise from World No. 8 Andrey Rublev. The rising Russian star found his Austrian rival to be extremely humble in nature and was content with their training sessions because of Thiem’s hardworking attitude. 

Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev indulge in intense training sessions

Rublev was impressed by how even on an off day, Dominic brings a positive attitude and vibe to the court, and he stated:

“Dominic is generally a kind and cool guy, very simple. It is always a pleasure to train with him because he is hardworking, the classes are intense. It doesn’t matter how he feels, whether he is in the mood – in training, he will always try and share energy. Therefore, we have professional respect for each other.”

(Quotes have been translated with Google Translate)

Although the two players do not have much of an association outside the tennis courts, Rublev spoke about the two still communicate well. He said, “Outside tennis, we hardly see each other, we communicate well and help each other out. Now he forgot something in Doha, and I took it to him in Dubai.”

Thiem recently decided not to compete at the Miami Open this year, and he will resume his season on the clay courts. Meanwhile, Rublev has moved into the Rounds of 32 matches. Prior to that, Rublev won his first title of the season in Rotterdam. 

Both players began their season at the Australian Open this year. However, Thiem came as far as the fourth round and lost to Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov. On the other hand, Rublev came to the quarterfinal and lost to his Russian counterpart, Daniil Medvedev. 

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