‘Forced Me to Temporarily Stop Training’: Dominic Thiem Drops Shock Announcement Concerning His ATP Tour Comeback

Days after his withdrawal from the ATP Cordoba Open, Dominic Thiem has given fresh update on his injury status as he intends to make a comeback for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event in March. The Austrian suffered a minor injury between the knuckles of his right hand and also a ligament strain.

Dominic Thiem pulls out of the South American clay-court swing, looks to play Indian Wells

Thiem stayed back in Argentina as he hoped that he will get better for the rest of the South American clay-court swing. But, the Austrian released a press statement moments ago where he announced his decision to pull out of the remainder of the ‘Golden Swing’ tournaments.

“Training was going well in Vienna and I am so happy that I’ve made a full recovery regarding my wrist. Unfortunately, I have suffered this minor setback in Santiago, which has forced me to temporarily stop training.”

Thiem wants to go back to Miami and prepare for the hard-court season there. He revealed in the press statement about the need to spend more time on-court before gaining the confidence to play regular events.

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“It’s never easy to come back after being away from competition for seven months. I will follow my doctor’s advice and after resting a couple of days, I will start training again next week. I need some consistent time on-court before making my comeback.”

Thiem’s minor setback will affect his ATP singles ranking

It has been so long since Dominic Thiem appeared in a tournament and these minor setback are disrupting his momentum. Even though the injuries aren’t threatening, his ranking will take a hit owing to the long absence on the ATP tour.

The South-American clay-court swing includes tournaments at Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Rio, and Chile. Since Thiem performs well on clay, this would have been a great opportunity for the Austrian to bounce back and find some rhythm ahead of big tournaments.

At the moment, Dominic Thiem will try to play the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells and decide his schedule post the Californian tournament.

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