US Open win insignificant when it comes to saving our planet: Thiem
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Dominic Thiem says winning the US Open pales into insignificance when it comes to “protecting the oceans, protecting the environment, and the future of the planet”.
The world No 12 claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2020 when he came from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev in the final. Despite claiming his first piece of major silverware, the Austrian believes there are more important issues to worry about, such as saving our planet.
Dominic Thiem Speaking at the Kosmos Sports Summit, Thiem said: “Winning the US Open is obviously something amazing, but it’s pretty personal and you cannot even compare it because protecting the oceans, protecting the environment, and the whole future of the planet.
“If I can make a little difference to that it would be a success of a lifetime because it’s so much more important than any personal success.”
The Austrian, who has not played since suffering a wrist injury at the Mallorca Open in June, also spoke about his love of the ocean.
He said: “Maybe because I’m from Austria, where we have no sea, where we have no coastline, it’s more special for me to visit the ocean, and the last two years when I got into the topic I started to learn that we all depend on the ocean so much and it doesn’t matter have far we are away from it because it connects the whole planet.
Dominic Thiem says winning the US Open pales into insignificance when it comes to “protecting the oceans, protecting the environment, and the future of the planet”.
The world No 12 claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2020 when he came from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev in the final. Despite claiming his first piece of major silverware, the Austrian believes there are more important issues to worry about, such as saving our planet.
Dominic Thiem Speaking at the Kosmos Sports Summit, Thiem said: “Winning the US Open is obviously something amazing, but it’s pretty personal and you cannot even compare it because protecting the oceans, protecting the environment, and the whole future of the planet.
“If I can make a little difference to that it would be a success of a lifetime because it’s so much more important than any personal success.”
The Austrian, who has not played since suffering a wrist injury at the Mallorca Open in June, also spoke about his love of the ocean.
He said: “Maybe because I’m from Austria, where we have no sea, where we have no coastline, it’s more special for me to visit the ocean, and the last two years when I got into the topic I started to learn that we all depend on the ocean so much and it doesn’t matter have far we are away from it because it connects the whole planet.
