Some of his iconic rallies and shots from his earlier years are missing, like that forehand bomb against Djokovic at the ATP Finals (people were using it as an animated GIF for many years) or the rally at set point against Murray in 2015 Miami with that jumping backhand. But most importantly, it's so sad that it's over. Like another iconic animated GIF said: "I've never seen anything like Thiem in my life". He won't be repeated.
@@gianmarcoortu7764 "Several times" is an understatement. As the ATP website wrote in their recent farewell article (which labeled his H2H with the Big 3 "shocking"): "The only players with better records than Thiem against the Big Three are … the Big Three." He won 5 of his last 7 matches with Djokovic (and even the two he lost were very close), beat Rafa repeatedly on clay, and he dominated Roger in their H2H (even though, admittedly, it was mainly because it was in Roger's worst period with his bad knee when he was playing poorly, especially in 2016).
Very happy that my favorite shot of Thiem’s career was #1 here. Sometimes it’s not included in montages. One of the most beautiful individual shots in tennis history.
Thiem made tennis watchable ... In a sea of ball pushers, boring players that defend and just wait to outlast the other player to win Thiem made tennis a treat His backhand was unmatched
Down the line tennis wins in the modern game where most players are grooved cross court ball machines. Theim proved it to be a winning strategy time and again. I’ll miss his one hander down the line.
Well, maybe one of the biggest, but there are so many famous big ifs in the history... What if Borg didn't retire so early, what if the Open Era started earlier, how many more calendar-year Grand Slams would Laver have... Those things could potentially change the GOAT debates.
Prime Thiem had a win % of 74%. That's his best ever. Meanwhile Alcaraz is casually sitting around mid 80s for a few years now and Sinner is 90+ this year, both of them significantly younger than Thiem.
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@@alburaq3290 Thiem had tougher competition though. Still not saying he would beat Sinner and Alcaraz easily but would be on par
Thiem had a good head to head against Big 3 but he kept losing to random players. Even in his best years of 2019 - 2020 Thiem lost so many matches to Non Big 3 players. It's not about tougher competition. Thiem was a bit like Wawrinka, he showed up for big matches but lost randomly to a lot of players.
Great player, he could have easily won 2 more slams if it was not for that injury. Only next gen player who has lived up to the hype, unlike Citybus, Zverev, FAA
Not only injury, he was just fragile, and choked in big moments, he was lucky Novak got dq'd in U.S. Open, and Zverev choked from 2-0 up, or he'd be on 0 slams his whole life.
I have bo doubt that Thiem still has the ability to play top level tennis. To me he no longer has the mental desire to keep playing. Maybe we will see him make a come back.
He clearly said the reason is physical. The wrist still hurts 3 years after the injury when he tries to practice at full intensity, it doesn't allow him to play at maximum level anymore no matter how much he tries.
Imagine a random commenter on RUclips knowing better than Thiem himself about his situation; he had been battling to come back to the level he wanted to for almost 4 years but couldn't reach it. Thank you for the laugh.
Several matches and points shown here were in the time when Thiem allegedly couldn't really play his best tennis, cause of no feel in his wrist, especially in his forehand.... For example against Hurkazc, which he won, Tsitsipas exactly one year ago in Vienna, where he was unlucky to lose against the Greek in a nail-biting match, or in Kitzbühel, where he reached the final in 2023.And these are just a few examples of many great matches of him, after his comeback in 2022 until end of 23, where he reached 3 ATP Semifinals, one final, beat players like Cerundolo, Hurkazc, Dimitrov, Bautista Agut, Tommy Paul, Bublik who were all ranked between 11 and 30 + several other wins against top 50 players and great matches against top 10 players like Tsitsipas 3 times. His head was much more a problem, than his wrist! If he could have handled his mental issues much better, he still would have had a decent, even great Carrer as a contender in many tournaments and at least as a top 20 player
Shame I’ll always support the one handers sad to see after his surgery and comeback just never had the pace off the ground strokes he had before that won him so much. Prob right decision to retire but can be proud of what he accomplished. Also to add that sliding open stance single hander is legendary idk how he did it
Australian Open 2020 was his best grand slam even better than Us open 2020. He defeated nadal in 3 consecutive sets. Then zverev. Just fell short against djokovic. And he had 2-1 sets lead in the final also..then covid happened and.one day in 2021 i guess in mallorca he jnjured his wrist.and he was never same again.
Stop blaming covid! He was weak mentally against Djokovic, and lost in the finals, yes injuries happened later, but mentally he was a wreck, just like Federer after Wimbledon 2019, who never recovered.
Thiem is truly an amazing player! Love his backhand as well.
Magic all over his points, thank you Dominic
Imagine prime Thiem vs Sinner and Alcaraz, that would have been epic... It's a shame we never got it
He would have been able to challenge both in his prime....
The balls would explode after 3 games
@@TTGamingTrinh Which balls?🤭
@@pauljohnson6019 👀👀
One of the greats of tennis with gracious backhand ❤
That rally agaonst Wawrinka. 2:42 .. so pleasing to see two OH backhand legends.
Some of his iconic rallies and shots from his earlier years are missing, like that forehand bomb against Djokovic at the ATP Finals (people were using it as an animated GIF for many years) or the rally at set point against Murray in 2015 Miami with that jumping backhand. But most importantly, it's so sad that it's over. Like another iconic animated GIF said: "I've never seen anything like Thiem in my life". He won't be repeated.
Btw 17~20 season, without a doubt, Thiem was the only player to match the big 3 including grand slams
...and he won several times, specially against Federer
@@gianmarcoortu7764 "Several times" is an understatement. As the ATP website wrote in their recent farewell article (which labeled his H2H with the Big 3 "shocking"): "The only players with better records than Thiem against the Big Three are … the Big Three." He won 5 of his last 7 matches with Djokovic (and even the two he lost were very close), beat Rafa repeatedly on clay, and he dominated Roger in their H2H (even though, admittedly, it was mainly because it was in Roger's worst period with his bad knee when he was playing poorly, especially in 2016).
It was pleasure watching you play! Thank you!
Very happy that my favorite shot of Thiem’s career was #1 here. Sometimes it’s not included in montages. One of the most beautiful individual shots in tennis history.
what a big player
Yes, and a big choker too, twice lost to Nadal at French Open and Djokovic at AO2020.
50 amazing points from Thiem...and this doesn't even scratch the surface!
Woah how the hell have I never seen #23?! Freaking incredible.
Dominic Thiem...a great and nice player...an example for the young players ...👍👍👍👍...
Thiem made tennis watchable ... In a sea of ball pushers, boring players that defend and just wait to outlast the other player to win Thiem made tennis a treat His backhand was unmatched
And this is just ATP! Someone needs to do a Grand Slam compilation asap ;)
I am really going to miss him on the tour
Down the line tennis wins in the modern game where most players are grooved cross court ball machines. Theim proved it to be a winning strategy time and again. I’ll miss his one hander down the line.
Biggest what if in tennis history
Well, maybe one of the biggest, but there are so many famous big ifs in the history... What if Borg didn't retire so early, what if the Open Era started earlier, how many more calendar-year Grand Slams would Laver have... Those things could potentially change the GOAT debates.
I'd say Delpo ("what if" injuries didn't hold him back his entire career) and Kyrgios ("what if" he actually tried) are bigger "what if"s
Prime Thiem defeats actual Sinner and Alcaraz easily, this guys is a little bit underrated
lol say what?? pssstttt
Aight bro calm it down
Prime Thiem had a win % of 74%. That's his best ever. Meanwhile Alcaraz is casually sitting around mid 80s for a few years now and Sinner is 90+ this year, both of them significantly younger than Thiem.
@@alburaq3290 Thiem had tougher competition though. Still not saying he would beat Sinner and Alcaraz easily but would be on par
Thiem had a good head to head against Big 3 but he kept losing to random players. Even in his best years of 2019 - 2020 Thiem lost so many matches to Non Big 3 players. It's not about tougher competition.
Thiem was a bit like Wawrinka, he showed up for big matches but lost randomly to a lot of players.
Wow 🤩
Amazing 😻
7:45 look how you have to play the bh stefanos
Great player, he could have easily won 2 more slams if it was not for that injury.
Only next gen player who has lived up to the hype, unlike Citybus, Zverev, FAA
Citybus lmao
Not only injury, he was just fragile, and choked in big moments, he was lucky Novak got dq'd in U.S. Open, and Zverev choked from 2-0 up, or he'd be on 0 slams his whole life.
I'd say Meddy also lived up to the hype. Multiple GS finals and winning one against the GOAT, plus he's still going
I have bo doubt that Thiem still has the ability to play top level tennis. To me he no longer has the mental desire to keep playing. Maybe we will see him make a come back.
He literally retired yesterday lmao
He clearly said the reason is physical. The wrist still hurts 3 years after the injury when he tries to practice at full intensity, it doesn't allow him to play at maximum level anymore no matter how much he tries.
Imagine a random commenter on RUclips knowing better than Thiem himself about his situation; he had been battling to come back to the level he wanted to for almost 4 years but couldn't reach it.
Thank you for the laugh.
Big time player for big shows.
Several matches and points shown here were in the time when Thiem allegedly couldn't really play his best tennis, cause of no feel in his wrist, especially in his forehand....
For example against Hurkazc, which he won, Tsitsipas exactly one year ago in Vienna, where he was unlucky to lose against the Greek in a nail-biting match, or in Kitzbühel, where he reached the final in 2023.And these are just a few examples of many great matches of him, after his comeback in 2022 until end of 23, where he reached 3 ATP Semifinals, one final, beat players like Cerundolo, Hurkazc, Dimitrov, Bautista Agut, Tommy Paul, Bublik who were all ranked between 11 and 30 + several other wins against top 50 players and great matches against top 10 players like Tsitsipas 3 times.
His head was much more a problem, than his wrist!
If he could have handled his mental issues much better, he still would have had a decent, even great Carrer as a contender in many tournaments and at least as a top 20 player
Shame I’ll always support the one handers sad to see after his surgery and comeback just never had the pace off the ground strokes he had before that won him so much. Prob right decision to retire but can be proud of what he accomplished. Also to add that sliding open stance single hander is legendary idk how he did it
WHERE ARE THE TWO POINTS AGAINST CECCHINATO?!?!?!?!?!
his return against hurkacz antwerp?
Australian Open 2020 was his best grand slam even better than Us open 2020. He defeated nadal in 3 consecutive sets. Then zverev. Just fell short against djokovic. And he had 2-1 sets lead in the final also..then covid happened and.one day in 2021 i guess in mallorca he jnjured his wrist.and he was never same again.
Stop blaming covid! He was weak mentally against Djokovic, and lost in the finals, yes injuries happened later, but mentally he was a wreck, just like Federer after Wimbledon 2019, who never recovered.
In his prime, he had the biggest forehand, backhand, and ass on tour. He'll be missed.
Why isn't there a single point here from when he won the US Open????
I thought that also...
copy rights problem. ATP does not own any video from any of the slams
Tennis TV doesnt show Grand Slam
Number 23 should not be number 23. Top 10 at least!
#23 should be in top 10
What about Nadal?
Who had "two handed backhand pass" on their bingo card?
his hilight reel is different to many players like monfils paire dimitrov roger. no special shots just pure power and spin
I don't know what you were watching, but there are plenty of special, technical shots in these highlights.
only og's know how caked up thiem was in his prime
to complete your career you need to have at least 1 diving- point on grass. otherwise... you haven't live your life. :D
Too bad Thiem was a choker- U.S. did him a big favor, by banning Djokovic in 2020- or he'd be another slamless talented guy, like Kyrgios.