Dominic Thiem

Dominic Thiem hit a heavy, topspin one-hander with a long, whipping swing, often from several metres behind the baseline on clay. That position bought him time to swing fully and produced two French Open finals against Rafael Nadal, then the 2020 US Open title. It also left him exposed to short angles and fast courts, and a wrist injury in 2021 effectively ended his peak. He retired in Vienna in 2024.