The trial of the 2020 US Open champion ended three years later

He is the appointed successor to Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, to whom he lost in three consecutive editions, the 2017 semifinals and the 2018 and 2019 finals. However, his first Grand Slam victory, and it remains his only one, came at the 2020 US Open.

The prize in New York came after another shot at the post at the Australian Open that same season, losing in the final to the Serbian Novak Djokovic after leading the Melbourne king in the fifth set.

the Austrian Dominic Thiem, 29 years old, he was installed in the elite. He conquered Flushing Meadows defeating the German Alexander Zverev in a dramatic closing with 7-6 (6) in the fifth and final set.

The worker Thiem He got the biggest reward for his perseverance. This should be the last departure. However, an injury to the right wrist led to his trial starting in June 2021. He tried conservative treatment, eventually ending up in the operating room.

From being consolidated top-10 to being ranked 352 in June 2022. Since he recovered, it was a long trial of trouble because he did not reach his previous performance. The best result was the recent final in Kitzbuehel, on clay, a surface where he dominated. A small reward (he fell in Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-3 and 6-1) which means moving up the ATP rankings, where he is currently 81st.

He hasn’t won a trophy since the 2020 US Open, where he hasn’t won in three years. He was once again victorious on Monday, at the opening of the 2023 edition, eliminating the inconsistent Kazakh alexander bublik 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4 in 1h.52′.

There are two voids in the Grand Slam, where he has not raised his arms since the 2021 Australian Open, when he defeated the Australian. Nick Kyrgiosthen lost in the round of 16 against the Bulgarians Grigor Dimitrov.

The start of a seven-game losing streak at the Grand Slam: Pablo Andújar (Roland Garros 2021), Hugo Dellien (Roland Garros 2022), Pablo Carreño (US Open 2022), Andrey Rublev (Australian Open 2023), Pedro Cachín (Roland Garros 2023), Stefanos Tsitsipas (Wimbledon 2023).

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The draws were also not helped by being away from seeding conditions. There was a breather in this Open USA, where he will have another choice on Wednesday, in the second round with a fierce rival, the American ‘gunboat’ Ben Sheltonwho beat the Argentine Pedro Cachin 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4.