The excitement generated by the victories over Sebastian Ofner and Ben Shelton at the ATP 250 in Estoril made everything go overboard after the defeat with Quentin Halys in the quarterfinals. Within a few hours, it was revealed that Dominic Thiem and Nicolas Massu They were going their separate ways after four years of working together, among which they won the 2019 Indian Wells Master 1000 and the 2020 US Open, in addition to four other minor tournaments.
The former Chilean tennis player will continue his duties as Chile’s captain in the Davis Cup, while the Austrian hired Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh as his new coach and Matthias Kapl as physiotherapist. La was fasting Nicolas Massu He got off to a remarkable start, as the European appeared at the Monte Carlo Master 1000 and beat Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
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After the game, “Dominator” was consulted at the press conference about his separation with the Gladiator and acknowledged that he is only now able to see everything they achieved together. However, the change was necessary and he seems to have done well for him, as he is very happy with his performance: “This has been the first game in a long time in which I have managed to start up on the scoreboard. And even the first of the whole year in which I have not started losing ”.
“They have been four wonderful years and that will always remain in my memory. But now it’s about starting a new phase for both of them.”
The road in Monte Carlo
The action in the Monte Carlo Master 1000 does not stop and this Tuesday the matches corresponding to the second round have begun to take place, while in parallel those of the first round are finished. Dominic Thiem will just play again this Wednesday against Holger Rune, a rival he has not faced during the time he was under the tutelage of Nicolas Massu.
Now, if he beats the Dane, the Austrian will face the winner of the match between Francisco Cerúndolo and Matteo Berrettini, two others who have never met on the pitch. As for future rivals, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev are emerging as candidates in the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic and Jannick Sinner for the semifinals and on the other side of the draw, a potential finalist would be Stéfanos Tsitsipás.
