The Austrian tennis star, who is currently competing in the Vienna Open, picked Michael Jordan, Diego Maradona, Rafael Nadal and Michael Schumacher as the other four names.
Dominic Thiem made the comments on his new website, where he spoke extensively about the most prominent sportspersons of all time. When asked to pick the world’s greatest athletes, the 2020 US Open champion began his list with Roger Federer.
The 2020 Australian Open runner-up named basketball legend Michael Jordan after Federer, particularly for taking commercialization in sports to another level.
Dominic Thiem then picked Diego Maradona as the third greatest athlete, labeling him a football genius. Another tennis legend who earned a spot on Dominic Thiem’s list was current World No. 2 Rafael Nadal.
The two-time Roland Garros runner-up had also recently opened up on his friendship with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal off the tennis court.
Dominic Thiem selected Michael Schumacher to end his list.
The 27-year-old is also an ardent football fan. When asked to choose one between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Thiem replied that he preferred the Portuguese superstar - while adding that Messi was a ‘magician’.
Dominic Thiem’s excellent record against Roger Federer
Although Roger Federer is a 20-time Grand Slam Champion and widely regarded as one of the best tennis players of all time, the Swiss veteran has a losing head-to-head record against Dominic Thiem on the ATP tour.
The two European rivals have played each other seven times, with Thiem having got the better of the Swiss Maestro in five of them. Notably, Thiem has not lost to Federer since 2018.
As far as his current Vienna Open campaign is concerned, Dominic Thiem is set to battle the unseeded Cristian Garin in the second round of his home tournament.
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