Tennis: 7 things to know about US Open champion Dominic Thiem

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(REUTERS) - Austria's Dominic Thiem, who beat German Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) to win the US Open title on Sunday (Sept 13), is the first player other than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic to win a Grand Slam since Swiss Stan Wawrinka captured the 2016 US Open.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

- Austria's Dominic Thiem, who beat German Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 to win the US Open title on Sunday , is the first player other than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic to win a Grand Slam since Swiss Stan Wawrinka captured the 2016 US Open.1. He was born on Sept 3, 1993 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. His parents are Wolfgang and Karin Thiem, both of whom are tennis coaches, and he began playing at the age of six.

3. He made his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in 2014, defeating Joao Sousa before losing to Kevin Anderson in the second round. He reached his first ATP Tour final later that year at Kitzbuehel - losing to David Goffin - and ended the year inside the top 50. 5. He broke into the top 10 in 2016 after winning titles at Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Nice and Stuttgart, and qualified for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.

 

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