Published 18:02 IST, January 9th 2020

Dominic Thiem's sizzling act of sportsmanship at ATP Cup wins over the crowd, watch video

Apart from Dominic Thiem's great performance on the court, he won hearts by his sportsmanship. He replayed a serve even though it was called in. Keep reading.

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Austrian's Dominic Thiem had an incredible win for his country against tennis friend Diego Schwartzman. Apart from his great performance on court, he won hearts of audiences by his sportsmanship. 

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What did Dominic Thiem do at ATP Cup?

incident happened when Dominic Thiem hit a serve aimed at T on court. match was going in favour of Dominic Thiem as he was serving at 6-3, 4-4 (40-0). This serve by Thiem was called in by chair umpire and Diego Schwartzman seemed to be upset with decision of chair umpire. Also, he had reviews left.

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chair umpire informed Austrian international that he could replay point if he wishes. Here is when Dominic Thiem showed immense sportsmanship and he replayed point. This gesture by him was applauded by crowd. 

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Recently, on January 8, 2019, Hubert Hurkacz defeated Dominic Thiem 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in Sydney to grab Poland's first victory at inaugural ATP Cup. This led to elimination of Austria from ATP Cup.

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Picture courtesy: Dominic Thiem Twitter handle

18:02 IST, January 9th 2020