Tennis-Drama!
21.03.2024
Ex-coach Bresnik’s protégé plunged Dominic Thiem even deeper into the crisis in Zadar. Now even his most loyal fans are recommending that the 2020 US Open champion consider retiring.
Will Dominic Thiem keep doing this for a long time? Just a few minutes after the Zadar Challenger’s bitter 2:6, 1:6 defeat in the round of 16 against 21-year-old Lukas Neumayer (ATP No. 219), fans reported on social networks with biting comments. While Thiem apparently closed the comment function on Instagram, the “shitstorm” on Facebook cannot be stopped. Daniel L. posts: “I always supported you and you were a great one, but please stop, this is just destroying your name…”. Another user comes with some advice: “… he needs a good trainer. The game of tennis has changed.” Or: “It’s time to retire – you should never have parted with the Bresnik (…)”.
Bresnik: “It’s a special victory”
From star trainer Günter Bresnik, who has looked after Lukas Neumayer for three years. The fact that the 21-year-old from Salzburg became national champion in the last two years received much less attention than the clear victory in the Zadar generation duel over 30-year-old Thiem, the former number 3 in the world. Bresnik had followed the game in the live stream and then said dryly in the AUSTRIA talk: “One played badly, the other played relatively well for his standards.” For Neumayer, the “special” victory was “something like a test of maturity.” So to speak Milestone towards the top 100. “Similar to Stefan Koubek, who gave Thomas Muster no chance in St. Pölten in 1999.” Or like in 2011, when the then 18-year-old Thiem finally sent Muster into retirement in the Wiener Stadthalle.
Thiem cancels Challenger in Naples
Thiem’s decision to play three consecutive ATP Challenger tournaments on clay to gain match practice and confidence undoubtedly made sense. Nevertheless, after bitter defeats in Szekesfehervar and Zadar, the 2020 US Open champion has decided to slow down and skip the Challenger tournament in Naples. His next scheduled appearance will be at the ATP 250 tournament in Estoril (April 1-7), followed by a start at the Entry in Munich.
2024-03-22 07:47:00
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