Next big Thiem?

Dominic Thiem the 22 year old from Austria has been creating headlines in the tennis tour of late. The right hander has been marked out as one to watch for a few years now but so far he has failed to catch fire. In February the young gun beat Rafael Nadal in Buenos Aires and then went onto lift the Argentine title. The following week he beat David Ferrer also on the dirt in Rio De Janeiro  Brasil before fatigue took its tole in the semi finals.

This week in Mexico at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. Thiem made it through to the finals and defeated Bernard Tomic 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3 to seal his fifth tour title. This was Thiems first big title, an ATP 500 event on hardcourt and he finished the month of February with a 13-1 record. This kind of form is indicative that Thiem will make the top 10 soon and start to become a player in Masters 1000 events and the big ones the Grand Slams.

It seems that we have been waiting for the next big champion for years, who would take over the mantel from the big 4 and take tennis to the next level. We have looked at guys like Milos Raonic who could still boss the game, Bernard Tomic who with his touch game adds a little gloss to the baseline grinders.  Dimitrov has long been touted as the next Federer but he has failed to dazzle full stop. Can Thiem be the next big thing?

Thiem has a strong and aggressive baseline game, comfortable in the long rallies with fantastic movement. He shows great anticipation and is comfortable at the net  . His favoured surface clay  has taught him to rally, recover difficult situations and to fight. Such skills that all champions display. At a career high ranking of 14 this week just how far can Thiem go?

Young, hungry, talented and very confident Thiem can improve enormously as he comes across the best players on the ATP tour and learns from them. His single hand backhand is also a very effective shot and can win come up with angles, power and deception. There is no doubt in my mind that Dominic Thiem can make the top 10 by the summer. I would expect a strong showing in the Spring clay court season and perhaps one or two of the Masters 1000 events.

Outsider for Roland Garros? Certainly.

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