Dominic Thiem has insisted that he will not retire due to an injury sustained last year.
The US Open champion 2020 just ended a year of nightmares when he had to be treated for a serious wrist injury. The injury has kept him out for the past 10 months.
Since June last year, the 28-year-old man can only compete on the court. But he lost in the first round and later tested positive for COVID. All have created more obstacles for the return of this Austrian tennis player.
However, the fear of retirement never crossed his mind. When asked about his retirement, Thiem said: “Absolutely not. The injury was really bad and it was really difficult for me. But on the other hand, it has been very well researched. And in the tennis world it happens very often.
“So even when the injury recurs, I don’t feel hopeless. I am very optimistic that everything will turn out well for me.” Thiem added.
Thiem made a lowkey return to the sport last week when he took to the court at the Marbella Challenger event. He was knocked out in the first round, but only saw the positives of being back in action.
“Today’s been one of those days with big emotions and mixed feelings,” he said on Facebook.
“You can imagine how happy I was today to be on a tennis court, doing what I love the most: playing tennis and competing again.
“After all these months, all those setbacks I had in the past few months, I was able to play again to feel the adrenaline of the competition. I felt like a player again,” Thiem added.
Thiem has now dropped to 50th in the world after a long time of not playing. In the coming days, Thiem will strive to recover from COVID as quickly as possible to qualify to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters.
The tournament will start on April 10 with names like Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas (Champions of the World Cup). prize), Andrey Rublev.
