Dominic Thiem’s hopes of a wildcard for the Olympic tennis tournament in Paris have not been fulfilled. The two wildcards for former Grand Slam and Olympic champions in the men’s competition went, as expected, to two-time British Olympic champion Andy Murray and Swiss Stan Wawrinka. This is according to the official entry list published by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thursday.
The clay court tournament from July 27 to August 4 in Roland Garros was supposed to be one of the last highlights in Thiem’s career. The former US Open winner has announced that he will end his career at the end of the season. The decision in favor of Murray and Wawrinka was made due to their higher number of Olympic and Grand Slam titles. This means that Austria is only represented in the Olympic tennis tournament by Sebastian Ofner and Julia Grabher.
