El austraco Dominik Thiem announced his discharge for the ATP Cup and the tournament Sydney because of a cold and left his presence in the air at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, to be decided at the end of December.
The 28 year old tennis player, who has not competed on the circuit for six months due to a wrist injury, lengthens his period of absence. Thiem He was originally scheduled to reappear at the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament, which he eventually resigned.
Now, through a statement published on social networks, the Austrian made his absence official at the start of the new season due to a cold he contracted in Dubai, where he is in his preseason. Thiem, who had planned to travel to Australia directly, will return to Austria to determine his competitive start-up.
“After talking with my team we decided to return to Austria instead of flying directly to Australia. Unfortunately I caught a cold, even though I tested negative for Covid 19, while in Dubai and was unable to train last week. Not be in the physical condition necessary to compete in the ATP Cup and in the Sydney tournament. After not competing for the last six months, I cannot risk coming back too soon and injuring myself again, “Thiem said in his statement.
“The time I spent in Dubai was great. I was able to increase the intensity and the level of training and my wrist is almost one hundred percent. My goal is still to play the Australian Open but we will make the decision at the end of December,” added the austraco.
Dominik Thiem currently occupies the fifteenth position of the circuit. The 2020 US Open winner, that this course has its best record in the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid where he lost to Alexander Zverev, he played his last tournament in Mallorca, last June, where he accentuated his right wrist injury from which he has recovered
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