The light of one of the most extraordinary competitors of the last decade could be going out. Dominic Thiem has opened up and confessed, in a video that he himself uploaded to social networks, that he has suffered a new injury in recent months… in the same wrist that kept him away from the circuit for so long.
At this point in the film, the predictions about the career he could follow Dominic Thiem They are enormously far from what has become reality. It is strange to see a tennis player of the Austrian’s firepower not have a single Roland Garros at 30 years old, but the harsh reality is that the Austrian is immersed in a process that is as painful as it is frustrating: that of returning to a version that even remotely resembles the one that one day led him to compete in the elite. And the latest news, which he himself spreads on social networks, is not entirely encouraging, especially for those who want to see him again in the final rounds of tournaments. ATP.
Thiem’s season is one more stage in an ordeal that extends from his wrist injury in the 2021 Mallorca tournament. Just when it seemed that he was recovering the hunger and competitiveness that the 2020 US Open title cut off from him, the Austrian received a blow whose repercussions are still felt today. His last two commitments, in two Challengers in Hungary and Croatia, show his current competitive reality: two defeats in three games against players far from the top-100. If he can’t even win at the Challenger level… what awaits the one from Wiener Neustadt?
What we did not know, however, was that there were certain elements behind these two premature and painful falls. Dominic used social networks to give several news related to his health: the first, that he had suffered an inflammation in his wrist in recent months, which has forced him to stop momentarily and withdraw from other tournaments that he had to play. (he Naples Challenger, this same week). Yes, it is the same doll that caused his fall from grace… but no one better than himself to explain everything that has happened behind the scenes in recent months.
A NEW INJURY, A LITTLE HOPE AND A CHANGE OF TRAINING
“Hello everyone. I wanted to give you all a message, especially after the rumors that have existed in recent days, and I wanted it to be through my social networks, so that you can all know the truth. As you all know, I started to work and train again after the Australian Open. I wanted to return to the training that made me a great player. We started training like I did when I was younger, with a lot of intensity, a lot of shots and many hours on the court. Unfortunately, a shortly before my return at the Challenger in Hungary, my wrist started to have some problems. I started to have those ‘clicks’ again, which bothered me a lot, and which were similar to the ones I felt when I returned from my injury, three years ago. Also, that ‘strange feeling’ came back and turned into pain in the last few weeks.
Finally, there is a little inflammation there: that’s why I retired from the Challenger in Naples. Right now, the situation is the following: I have lowered the revs a little, I have lowered the intensity in the training sessions, making them a little shorter, because there is some optimism and a good chance that I could return in Estoril. I want to play there again, that’s my goal. Thank you for your support, see you soon.”
Dominic’s roadmap seems clear: return to the dirt tour, but playing matches at the ATP level. His next appointment will be at the Estoril tournament, which takes place starting next week, in case the wrist respects him: it is by no means a guarantee, especially if we take into account that the solution to that small inflammation has It has been to lower the intensity of the training, but it is a small ray of hope in a certainly dark panorama. Will Dominic be able to return to a minimally competitive level or are we facing the first steps towards an upcoming retirement? He himself stated that there are fewer and fewer bullets left…and time continues to tick, without understanding any discomfort or physical problems.
2024-03-27 14:02:18
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