Dominic Thiem, who is playing for ATP points again at Challenger level in Szekesfehervar this week, will initially be accompanied on the tour by former Latvian professional Karlis Lejnieks.
His brother and manager Moritz Thiem revealed this on Monday. “He was a player himself and had already traveled with Dominic. This week we’ll try the whole thing out and then we’ll see what happens next,” said the manager about the former number 347 in the ATP ranking.
Before the trip to Hungary, Thiem was at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca, where he trained with the Jordanian Abdullah Shelbayh (ATP 230th). “He played a lot of points in preparation for the first tournament,” explained Moritz Thiem.
Returning to work “certainly a big challenge”
According to the manager of the ex-US Open winner, work was specifically done on the technique and the shot. “So that he gets well again, and also a lot of fitness, because there was a lot of catching up to do.”
Even if Thiem is top seed in Szekesfehervar and can only meet qualifiers in the first two rounds, according to his brother, getting back into the game will certainly be a big challenge for Thiem. After a long time without a tournament match, you have to find the rhythm again and fight your way into it .”
After Szekesfehervar, Dominic Thiem also wants to play the Challengers in Zadar and Napoli. He will then be on the entry list for the ATP250 tournament in Estoril, which will take place from April 1st.
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2024-03-11 11:33:38
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