Austrian Thiem joins Djokovic in skipping Paris Masters


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 31 Oct 2020

FILE PHOTO: ATP 500 - Erste Bank Open - Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria - October 30, 2020 Austria's Dominic Thiem reacts during his quarter final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

(Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem has joined world number one Novak Djokovic in pulling out of next week's Paris Masters after struggling with blisters in his foot during the Vienna Open.

U.S. Open champion Thiem complained of the problem after his title defence in Vienna ended in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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