Dominic Thiem Details About Relationship With Roger Federer

The month of September has been magical for Dominic Thiem who recently became a Grand Slam champion at US Open 2020. He has been in sublime form, and a lot has been talked about him and his role model Roger Federer.

In a recent interview with Blick, Thiem was asked about his relationship with Federer and the latter’s congratulatory message to him on winning the US Open.

Dominic Thiem on receiving congratulatory messages from Roger Federer on winning US Open 2020

“Yes, he congratulated me, wrote a long message, which I was very pleased about,” Dominic Thiem said (quotes have been translated from German using Google Translate).

On his relationship with Federer, Thiem revealed that he was in constant touch with the Swiss maestro before the US Open. Like many others, he is eagerly waiting for Federer to return on the ATP tour.

“We are also in regular contact. In the run-up to the US Open, we kept talking on the phone, mainly because of the ATP stories. I’m very happy when Roger is back on tour. Everyone is like that.”

Currently, Roger Federer is out due to his knee surgeries. The Swiss master initially had right knee surgery in February but further complications in June forced him to have another surgery.

This ruled Federer out of the 2020 season. He has set his eyes on a comeback at the 2021 Australian Open.

Coming to the Austrian, Dominic Thiem skipped the Italian Open to prepare for the French Open. He played Marin Cilic today in the 1st round of French Open 2020 and came out victorious in an easy straight-set affair.

The Austrian seems pretty excited coming into French Open as a Grand Slam champion. This time, tennis pundits consider Thiem a big favorite alongside Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal for the French Open title. He is the two-time defending runner-up at Roland Garros and fans expect him to live up to his reputation.

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