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“Thiem may not return to the elite until 2023”

Austria had in Dominic Thiem a vintage player for a long time. In fact, it seemed that just after the return of tennis, in Flushing Meadows, the tennis player from Wiener Neustadt had taken the step that was missing, the one that separated all the tennis players of his generation. The conquest of US Open 2021However, it was only the beginning of an unfortunate series of events that have alienated Thiem from the competitive elite of the sport of racket. If before in Austria there was a lot of pressure put on their shoulders, now the expectations have relaxed tremendously. If not, let them tell Thomas Muster, the tennis pioneer of the Central European nation and one of the many people who have contributed to the development of Dominic.

If anyone knows about injuries, that’s Thomas. Some totally unfortunate and beyond his control, especially the most famous of all, that car accident while playing the tournament of Miami 1989. Well, Muster’s forecasts for Thiem are far from optimistic. They may even be the most pessimistic that have been read so far. They do contain an important reading: we must be patient and calm with Dominic’s return, since his injury is serious and, therefore, the rehabilitation process as well. In a few words for the local newspaper Kurir, Muster makes it clear that returning to the top positions of the ranking should not be a plausible goal … until two years from now, 2023.

“I think Thiem will return to the elite in 2023. Next year is going to be very difficult for him. You just have to take a look at the ranking: as more points unfreeze, he will stay around the world number # 60. If he could not defend the round of 16 of the Australian Open and the beginning of the season is difficult for him, he could fall to the top-100. From there, it is likely that he will not even be able to make the final draw of every tournament. Now he has to get used to everything again, it is a result of this injury: both the daily training sessions and the pre-game training sessions, all that has to come back first “explained the champion of Roland Garros, who also gave Dominic a couple of tips from his own experience (mentioned previously): “This recovery cannot be done overnight. After my injury it took me a long time to come back, I played with a lot of pain in the remainder of the year, and it took me a lot longer to get back up.”.

Lack of motivation, a possible problem

Recall that the Austrian announced a month ago that it will not be operated to solve the problem, a conservative solution that has come after several weeks of rest and vacation. We have seen him training, albeit timidly, and he has already removed the splint he had on his right hand, very positive signs for his return. However, not only the physical aspect is important: Dominic also revealed that he suffered a lot in terms of motivation, all after winning his first Grand Slam. Muster gave his opinion on this aspect: “He sacrificed everything in pursuit of the great goal, a great goal that finally happened at the US Open, not at Roland Garros, where one might wait. That was probably a bit surprising. Suddenly he had accomplished a goal that he had throughout his career; As if that were not enough, the expectation of the fans grew enormously. All that creates pressure “.

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