Compatriot Ofner commented on Thiem’s current situation: “I think he’s going through a difficult phase.”
After his three-set defeat at the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Miami, Sebastian Ofner commented on Dominic Thiem’s current situation when asked. The 2020 US Open winner recently lost to his compatriot Lukas Neumayer 2:6,1:6 at a Challenger in Zadar.
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“I think he’s going through a difficult phase,” said Ofner about Thiem. If he writes to him, it’s something positive. “Otherwise I think he’ll have to find himself.”
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The stablemates were last at the same event at the Davis Cup in Ireland at the beginning of February. Afterwards, Ofner was on a South/Central American tour and now in the USA; he is still involved in doubles in Miami. Before Zadar, Thiem had an opening outing at a Challenger in Szekesfehervar; after canceling a Naples Challenger, he will only return to the tour on clay at the beginning of April. Thiem has called for Estoril, while Ofner has the tournament in Marrakesh planned at the same time.
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“I don’t need to give him any advice”
The two will probably only meet again during the rest of the European clay court season. Ofner is obviously a bit in the dark about Thiem’s current state of mind. “It’s always difficult to say because you never know what’s going on with a player. But I don’t think you need to give any advice to a former world-class player,” explained the Styrian.
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Regardless, he believes the 30-year-old can make the jump back to the big tournaments: “In any case, Dominic was a world-class player. If he finds his level again, he can definitely play in the big tournaments again.”
2024-03-24 10:06:00
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