Dominic Thiem, who is playing in Washington, D.C., this week, says that he and his friend, Alexander Zverev, are still far away from the level of the Big Four, but they are starting to be more competitive against them.
The 23-year-old Thiem has won eight titles, but he has not won a major or any of the ATP 1000s. The 20-year-old Zverev did win the ATP 1000 in Rome, upsetting Novak Djokovic in the final.
“I think we still have to win a lot of matches and win a lot of titles to deserve to be called like that, to be the next big things in tennis. For that, all the other players are still too dominant,” Thiem told The Washington Post. “It’s nice to hear that, but still I think that’s pretty far away. For both of us.”