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Two years after US Open win, can Dominic Thiem return to the top of tennis alongside Carlos Alcaraz?

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“I expect that it's going to be easier for me now in the biggest tournaments…” On September 14, 2020, Dominic Thiem was waking up as a first-time Grand Slam champion.

Hearing him speak after winning the US Open it was difficult not to think that a weight had been lifted. Ad “Such a big relief,” said Thiem, who had lost in three previous Grand Slam finals, including at the Australian Open earlier that year.

Surely, after beating Alexander Zverev in a remarkable final in New York, Thiem’s career trajectory would only continue in an upwards direction.

US OpenPablo Carreno Busta — Dominic Thiem — US Open Highlights30/08/2022 AT 00:40 Few would have predicted that in the following two years Thiem would make just one more final and would struggle for form even before last summer’s wrist injury that has seen him plummet down the world rankings.

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