One small piece at a time and you can again be extremely competitive. This is the conviction that Dominic Thiem harbors, who about a month ago decided to end his professional relationship with Nicolás Massú.
The former Chilean tennis player took the Austrian to his peak by winning the US Open in 2020 and reaching third position in the ATP ranking, but since his return after a long wrist injury, Dominic was unable to start and therefore opted, according to the Massú himself, for turning the page.
Now, his new coach is the German of Iranian origin Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh, whose frankness Thiem especially appreciates, as he declared to LaOla1: “The intensity and range of action have once again been much broader.
He says things to my face if something doesn’t work. In Estoril he told me everything that wasn’t working, how I could get back to my performance limit and other things to integrate into my game. I knew right away that I wanted to try it.”
Thiem explains what he is working on
Dominic Thiem is putting Ebrahimzadeh’s technical advice to work at Challenger Mauthausen, a venue he chose to recapture wins and conviction without the hassle of results.
Technical advice that Thiem, in an interview with LaOla1, explained in detail: “We have been training the right wing from all positions. That was one of the most positive things about the match against Tsitsipas [perdió en tres sets pero jugó muy bien]that I ran a lot again.
I controlled and dominated many points with the drive. It’s not so much about winning as controlling. The data and statistics also showed many positive aspects. My forehand is getting better and better”. Thiem who, for some time, has also decided to include a mental coach in his team, an increasingly important figure in the life of tennis players and not only: “Times are changing and the last three years have been extremely eventful.
I changed my mind on the subject, especially after my victory at the US Open. Already after Roland Garros 2022 I had the feeling that I needed something and that I had to change something”, specified the Austrian, who is positive for the future: “We still need many games like the one in Madrid to achieve it.
It was certainly a good step forward. If I keep working like I’ve been doing in the last four weeks, if I can keep the workload constant and if the body keeps working, I think it can work”. Positive news for the former number three in the world, a Dominic Thiem who has already showing glimpses of the tennis that brought him to the top and a player many hope to see again battling for big titles.Photo credits: Getty Images
2023-05-13 18:00:00
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