It is one of the last missions in the sparse remaining program von Dominic Thiem for the End of his great career The 30-year-old former US Open winner, who Vienna City Hall Tournament who hangs up his racket in October, will play next week at the ATP 250 tournament in Gstaad.
The Lower Austrian, who slipped to 134th place in the ranking, needed a lot of time to qualify no wildcard. In the first round he will face a Qualifiers.
Austria’s number one, Sebastian Ofner, is preparing for the ATP500 tournament in Hamburg for his home game in Tirol, where Alexander Antonitsch has been tournament director since 2011. The 28-year-old Styrian was also drawn against a qualifier in the Hanseatic city. Ofner is taking part in the main competition in Hamburg for the first time; in 2019 he failed in the first qualifying round.
In Gstaad, all eyes will once again be on Dominic Thiem. Should Thiem, who will play in the following week at the General Open his Farewell to Kitzbühel If he prevails, the 17-time ATP tournament winner will face either Fabio Fognini (ITA-7) or another qualifier. In the qualification, Filip Misolic.
Gstaad is ideal for Thiem, as he hits 1,050 metres Sea level Kitzbühel is at 762 metres.
Fifth participation in Gstaad
Thiem beats the fifth time in Gstaad for Kitzbühel, in 2015 he won the title, in 2022 he reached the semifinals. Last year he was eliminated in the second round.