The Austrian is still recovering from a wrist operation, but warned that he will be in Córdoba and Buenos Aires, as part of the Latin American tour on brick dust.
The Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem, currently located in the 15th place in the world ranking of the ATP and who remained inactive during the second half of the year due to an injury, announced this Tuesday that will not participate in the Australian Open, first tournament of Grand Slam of the year scheduled between January 17 and 30, while confirming his presence at the Córdoba Open and the Argentina Open.
“With my team we decided to make some changes to our initial schedule for next year. I will start my season in Córdoba at the end of January, I will not go to Melbourne, a city that I love and have unforgettable memories, but I promise you that I will be back in 2023, now we believe that this is the right decision“announced the former world number 3 on his Twitter account.
Thiem, 28, was a champion of the US Open in 2020 and in one of the best moments of his professional career, he injured his right wrist, on which he underwent surgery. Currently he has not played since last June and he returned will be precisely on the brick dust tour of Argentina.
“As you all know, I returned to Austria, to my home, to recover. I am feeling good, my wrist is better and I can practice normally with a lot of intensity“added Thiem, who will play the Córdoba Open for the first time and the Argentina Open for the fourth time, which he won in 2016 and 2018.
Tennis: How will the South American tour on brick dust in 2021
The Córdoba Open will be played at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium between January 29 and February 6, while the Argentina Open will be held from February 7 to 13 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club facilities.
The South American tour on a brick dust surface will also include the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, February 14-20, and the ATP 250 in Santiago, Chile, between February 21-27.
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