Thiem’s Ideas: Domi's key ATP Fantasy components for Madrid, the place he beat Nadal & Federer

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Thiem’s Ideas: Domi’s key ATP Fantasy components for Madrid, the place he beat Nadal & Federer

Austrian gives his technique as followers take cost in new fantasy tennis recreation

April 18, 2026

How did your first week of ATP Fantasy pan out?

Loads of gamers made a quick begin to their season of the brand new recreation, wherein followers step into the position of a workforce supervisor to pick out a roster of stars every week and earn factors based mostly on real-life performances. One of many gamers signing on to select his personal lineup is Dominic Thiem, the previous No. 3 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings and 2020 US Open champion.

“I actually benefit from the recreation. It’s made tremendous nicely, and it’s actually attention-grabbing and good to see that I comply with my workforce actually intently,” stated Thiem, who’s providing tricks to followers forward of every recreation week. “Some first-round matches [in Monte-Carlo], I watched them and actually [I was] cheering for my gamers. You actually get into it and I’m actually, actually pleased in regards to the first week of the sport.”

So which names can be making it onto Thiem’s roster for the Mutua Madrid Open? It’s protected to say the Austrian is aware of a factor or two about success on the event, the place he owns victories in opposition to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka amongst others.

The ATP Masters 1000 occasion, to be held from 22 April to three Could on the Caja Magica, takes place at comparatively excessive altitude in comparison with different tournaments reminiscent of Monte-Carlo or Rome. The ball tends to maneuver by means of the air extra rapidly because of this, one thing Thiem says he can be considering when making his picks.

The opposite key issue for Thiem is the enhance gamers obtain when taking part in on residence soil. Two #NextGenATP stars who hail from Madrid itself — Rafael Jodar, who received his maiden ATP Tour title in Marrakech earlier this month earlier than reaching the Barcelona semi-finals, and Miami quarter-finalist Martin Landaluce — will compete as wild playing cards.

For Monte-Carlo, Thiem’s starters have been Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Francisco Cerundolo, Tallon Griekspoor, Corentin Moutet and Grigor Dimitrov. With Alcaraz’s damage, he plans to alternate the Spaniard for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

“For positive I’ll hold Sascha in my workforce as a result of he received Madrid already twice,” Thiem stated of Zverev. “He’s all the time taking part in so nicely there with the excessive altitude. I may even hold a better take a look at the Spanish gamers there in Madrid. If there are perhaps some gamers like [Martin] Landaluce or [Rafael] Jodar, they’re taking part in superb these days, plus residence benefit in Madrid. They’re tremendous attention-grabbing there.”