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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 14, 2021 Austria’s Dominic Thiem reacts during his fourth round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 14, 2021 Austria’s Dominic Thiem reacts during his fourth round match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
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.
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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 in a press statement: „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.“ 1/2
— Nikolaus Fink (@NikolausFink) February 3, 2022
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.”
„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.” 2/2
— Nikolaus Fink (@NikolausFink) February 3, 2022
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.
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Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – May 13, 2021 Austria’s Dominic Thiem in action during his third round match against Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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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