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Former finalist Dominic Thiem has been handed an Australian Open wildcard after narrowly lacking direct entry as he continues a formidable fightback from damage.
The previous world No.three missed this 12 months’s version of the grand slam after a wrist damage – sustained through the 2021 grass-court season – sidelined him for 9 months.
In 2020, the Austrian pushed Novak Djokovic exhausting earlier than dropping the Australian Open last in 5 units.
However he broke by way of for a maiden grand slam singles title on the US Open eight months later, beating Alexander Zverev in 5 units.
The 29-year-old has staged a formidable damage comeback. Within the second half of 2022, he rose from exterior the highest 350 to world No.102.
He gained 22 of his final 33 matches, together with semi-final runs at ATP occasions in Gstaad, Gijon and Antwerp and notched a number of wins over top-20 gamers.
He has acquired a 2023 Australian Open wild-card entry together with Individuals Taylor Townsend and Christopher Eubanks and French gamers Diane Parry and Luca Van Assche.
The 2023 Australian Open begins on January 16.
