already know Dominic Thiem left professional tennis this season, surprisingly the organization of Roland Garros did not give an invitation this year to the Austrian, one of the great animators of grand slam on earth during the ‘dictatorship’ of Rafael Nadal and its 14 titles in Paris.
The Balearic tennis player took the title away from him in 2018 and 2019. The Austrian also reached the semifinals in Paris in the previous two seasons: Nadal closed the doors of the final in 2017 and Novak Djokovic He was her executioner in 2016.
Thiem earned his status as the main heir to Rafa’s throne at Roland Garros on his own merits, but wrist injuries cropped up and nothing was the same, to the point where the Austrian announced his retirement from tennis in 2024.
Excluding Thiem from the Roland Garros wildcards seems like an injustice and a huge tactlessness, but the US Open did not make the same mistake and Dominic, champion in 2020, received one of the eight invitations to the men’s main draw.
Another former New York champion, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (2016), will also compete in the tournament, which will be held at the Flushing Meadows facilities from August 26 to September 8. Americans Christopher Eubanks, Zachary Svajda, Learner Tien and Matthew Forbes, Frenchman Alexandre Muller and Australian Tristan Schoolkate complete the list .
The organization also extended invitations to two former women’s champions, the Japanese Naomi Osaka (2018, 2020) and the Canadian Bianca Andreescu (2019). Locals Amanda Anisimova, McCartney Kessler, Alexa Noel and Iva Jovic, Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet and Australian Taylah Preston received the other wildcards in the women’s draw.
US Open 2024
The 16 invitations
The eight in the men’s team:
Dominic Thiem (Aut)
Stan Wawrinka (Sui)
Christopher Eubanks (USA)
Zachary Svajda (USA)
Learner Tien (USA)
Matthew Forbes (USA)
Alexandre Muller (Fra)
Tristan Schoolkate (Aus)
The
The eight in the women’s team:
Naomi Osaka (Japan)
Bianca Andreescu (Can)
Amanda Anisimova (USA)
McCartney Kessler (USA)
Alexa Noel (USA)
Iva Jovic (USA)
Chloe Paquet (Fra)
Taylah Preston (Aus)
Source: La Verdad
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