Dominic Thiem will not compete at the ATP 250 tournament in Winston-Salem.
The Lower Austrian has to cancel his start at the last test before the US Open due to gastrointestinal flu. The organizer announced this a few hours before the planned first round match against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. Thiem’s substitute is Omni Kumar from the USA.
What this means for Thiem’s appearance at the US Open next week is still unclear.
Ofner meets teenagers
This means that there is only one local player left in Winston-Salem. Austria’s 27-year-old number one Sebastian Ofner meets 18-year-old US wildcard player Alex Michelsen for the first time.
After this tournament, Ofner and Thiem have planned to continue their journey to the US Open, which begins on Monday in New York.
Austrian duel in US Open qualification possible
Four Austrian men and one red-white-red woman will compete there from Tuesday. Sinja Kraus meets the French Alice Robbe. Filip Misolic has to deal with 20-year-old Estonian Mark Lajal, Dennis Novak has a difficult task ahead of him with Belgian David Goffin (No. 5).
An Austrian duel could come in the second of three qualifying rounds. Jurij Rodionov (7) would first have to defeat the German Maximilian Marterer (24), Maximilian Neuchrist the American Patrick Kypson.
Breaking news???? wild card Dominic Thiem has pulled out due to illness. We’re all disappointed by this news. We will keep you updated with how this effects tonight’s order of play. pic.twitter.com/LCg87Yh2QR
— Winston-Salem Open (@WSOpen) August 21, 2023
2023-08-21 18:29:28
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