In Vienna, Dominic Thiem is currently retiring from tennis at the age of 31 and with 17 tournament wins. About the beginning, highs and end of an intensive career.
A spring day in April 2013. Local inspection at the Südstadt performance center. Loud moans can be heard in the distance from one of the outdoor areas. Anyone looking for tennis players at work follows the sounds.
Jürgen Melzer and Dominic Thiem are preparing for their next tournament appearances on this sunny Tuesday. Melzer, 31, is making his next trip to the ATP tournament in Munich. Thiem can only dream of such performances for the time being. As number 257 in the rankings, he is only just establishing himself on the second-tier Challenger Tour.
The glamorous life of a long-time ATP professional is still a beautiful illusion, but a training set played that day sets the tone. The future triumphs over the present. Thiem defeated Melzer 7:6.
