Dominic Thiem becomes 12th ATP player to reach $30m in career prize money

Dominic Thiem advanced through the qualifying rounds at the Paris Masters and became the 12th ATP tennis player to reach $30 million in career prize money.

The former US Open champion had an early exit from the ATP 500 Vienna Open, losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 6-4 in the tournament's first round. This week, Dominic Thiem made it to the qualifiers of the Paris Open with two impressive victories over Lorenzo Sonego (6th seed) and Christopher O'Connell (12th seed).

As a result, the Austrian secured a prize money of $24,498, which pushed his career earnings to a total of $30,003,212. Thiem is the 8th tennis player to surpass this milestone and the 7th in career earnings among active players.

The list is led by Novak Djokovic, who has earned over $175 million, followed by Rafael Nadal with $134 million. Other active players on the list include Andy Murray ($64 million), Alexander Zverev ($36 million), Stan Wawrinka ($36 million), Daniil Medvedev ($34 million), and Marin Cilic ($31 million). Former tennis legends like Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, David Ferrer, and Andre Agassi also surpass Thiem in terms of their total earnings.

At 30 years old, Thiem has faced some challenges recently and has hovered around the top 100 rankings, without significant results that would propel him back into the top titles contention. Nevertheless, Thiem managed to earn $720,322 this season and still could add more earnings if he progresses in the Paris Masters, which is the final tournament he will compete in.

In the first round of the Paris Masters, he was drawn to face Stan Wawrinka, a 3-time Grand Slam champion, with whom he has met four times, with three of those encounters resulting in victories for "Stan the Man." The two players previously faced each other in the same tournament in 2014, with Wawrinka securing a 6-4, 7-6(6) victory.