Dominic Thiem honored with a wax figure at Madam Tussauds, fans point out it’s much better than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s statues
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Dominic Thiem with his wax statue
Former US Open winner Dominic Thiem recently visited the Madam Tussauds museum located in Vienna to uncover a wax statue of himself.
“What’s better than one Dominic Thiem? Two Dominic Thiems (emojis),” Thiem wrote on Instagram. The Austrian player hasn’t enjoyed much success on the tour since winning his only Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open.
However, Thiem achieved a strong victory over Portugal’s Joao Sousa with a score line that read 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the ongoing ATP 250 Gijon Open.
Some fans on Twitter even pointed out that Thiem’s statue at Madam Tussauds was much better than similar wax figures of legendary players Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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When Andy Murray sympathized with Dominic Thiem
Three-time major champion Andy Murray and Thiem met for the first time after three years when they clashed in the first round of this year’s Madrid Masters. The matchup between the two US Open champions was won by Murray who claimed a 6-3, 6-4 win over the Austrian who was playing his third Tour event of the season.
It was Murray’s first win on Clay in over five years and his first match on the surface since he lost in the first round of the 2020 French Open. With consistent injuries over the last few seasons and rehabilitation after his surgery, Murray had skipped the Clay season the past few seasons. His decision to play in Madrid was a shocker having already announced he will skip the events this year as well. To get match practice, however, he accepted the wildcard and moved into the second round with a comfortable victory.
Having recovered from big surgeries including a wrist injury early which forced him to reduce the weight of his racquet when he returned, Murray could relate to the struggles Thiem was going through. Speaking at the net after the match point, Murray said, “I hope you feel better soon mate. Great to see you back. Keep going. It takes a lot of time but you’ll be fine.”
“I had a wrist injury earlier in my career but it’s difficult when you start playing again to let go, sometimes (Thiem) hit it fine but a few times when I used a slice it’s when you really have to use the wrist, and he wasn’t controlling it as well. Hopefully, with more matches and confidence it will come, but I think it’s very normal when you’ve missed so much time and had setbacks with the wrist, there will be a slight mental block, but with time I’m sure he will come through that,” Murray had said after the match.
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