ATP > Dominic Thiem: “When I was told that I was going to win this prize, I looked at the list of champions who had this honor before me: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Arthur Ashe, Andre Agassi…”

Officially retired for a few weeks, Dominic Thiem has always been considered one of the kindest and fairest players on the circuit. It is therefore not surprising to see him win the 2024 ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Prize.

Touched by this honor which also rewards his entire career, the Austrian expressed his emotion.

“When I was announced that I would be the winner of the 2024 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Prize, I looked at the list of champions who had this honor before me: Arthur Ashe, André Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic . These are just some of the names mentioned. This is just a small sample. They have all done incredible things and created truly useful projects for the benefit of many people around the world. I'm super proud that my name can be mentioned next to theirs. Funny enough, I won the biggest title of my career, the 2020 US Open, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. But for me, Arthur Ashe is always the person and the player, not the stadium. When I hear his name, I always think first of who he was as a human being and the enormous impact he had, and still has today, on communities around the world. entire “declared Dominic, engaged for years in the defense of fauna and flora.

Published on Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 2:44 p.m.