The Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem, number three in the world and recent finalist of the ATP Finals in London, confirmed this Tuesday that will participate in 2021 in Boston in the next edition of the Laver Cup, to be held in that city between 24 and September 26 after being postponed this year by the pandemic.
Thiem will be part of the European team, which Captain Bjorn Borg, with the Swiss Roger Federer, who has also confirmed his presence in the tournament. “I have been fortunate to be on the winning side in two of the three Laver Cups so far, in Prague and Geneva, and it is a truly unique event, like no other on the tour. I am looking forward to helping the team. from Europe to win a fourth title “Thiem said in a statement provided by the organizers of the American event. “The Laver Cup is a fantastic event and I am very excited to train part of the team again for the Boston edition “added the Austrian, who claimed to learn a lot from teammates with the experience of Federer and Borg.
For his part, Borg was delighted that Thiem is back on his team after a “Incredible season, despite the unprecedented circumstances “as he performs” constantly “at the highest level and, with him and Federer, he considers that they have “a great base”to repeat successes, although he anticipates a tough fight against Team World led by John McEnroe.