In pictures: Dominic Thiem, Matteo Berrettini, among others, touch down in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Diriyah Tennis Cup

ATP stars Dominic Thiem, Matteo Berrettini, Hubert Hurkacz, and Dominic Stricker have landed in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Diriyah Tennis Cup beginning on December 8.

The exhibition tournament's Twitter page posted a video of the athletes entering their hotel. In the video, World No. 10 Hurkacz can be seen uttering a brief greeting before walking by.

"More players arrived last night. Welcome to Saudi Arabia @HubertHurkacz, @MattBerrettini, @domithiem & @DominicStricker 🇸🇦 We can’t wait to see you on court," the video was captioned.

More players arrived last night 🥳💪🏼 Welcome to Saudi Arabia @HubertHurkacz, @MattBerrettini, @domithiem & @DominicStricker 🇸🇦 We can’t wait to see you on court 🎾

#DiriyahTennisCup #DiriyahSeason #DTC #SaudiArabia #Aramco twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/MsBu23uOcd

In another video released by the tournament's official Twitter handle, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Cameron Norrie, Hurkacz, and Thiem could be seen juggling a tennis ball with the racket's head.

Nick Kyrgios was also featured in the video juggling the ball with a cutout that reads #DiriyahTennisCup.

Dominic Thiem spends holiday season with family

Earlier this week, 2020 US Open winner Dominic Thiem returned to his hometown of Vienna to spend some quality time with his family during the holiday season. Thiem took to Instagram to post pictures of himself enjoying the Christmas season ahead of the Diriyah Cup in Saudi Arabia.

"Christmas season at home. Is there anything better?" Thiem captioned his post.

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Dominic Thiem made a return to the tour after not having won a match in 14 months. The Austrian scored his first win at a Challenger event in Salzburg, Austria. Soon after, he managed some improved results with quarterfinal finishes at the Swedish Open, the Austrian Open Kitzbuhel, and a semifinal showing at the Swiss Open.

The 29-year-old then reached his first final since the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals at the Rennes Challenger but was unable to cross the finish line. Most recently, he also featured in two more semifinals in Gijon and Antwerp before making a second-round exit in Vienna against Medvedev.

Thiem’s improving form has seen him revive in the world rankings. The Austrian, who faced a huge slump, falling from being the World No. 3 to being the World No. 352, will now stand inside the top No. 105 at the start of 2023.