Dominic Thiem is ready to kick off the 2021 season after wading through a captivating 2020 season despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Austrian national is sure to be one of the favorites for the first Grand Slam of the 2021 season. The Australian Open and will be looking forward to taking her title home. However, he suffered a major setback just before the Grand Slam started.
The head coach of the 2020 US Open champions, Nicolas Massu will not be able to support him in Australia. This is sure to create a huge vacuum as Massu leads the world number 3 to win the first Grand Slam title of his career at the US Open. However, the Austrian national player’s father will remain in Australia to train and mentor him.
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“Dominic’s father will be in charge of training and has a lot to do with Nico. Nico’s test results have come back negative. But he won’t have enough time to attend the Australian Open,” said Herwig Straka who was Thiem’s manager in a recent interview.
Even though Massu has tested negative for COVID-19. He will still not be able to make it to the 2021 Australian Open. However, he will certainly continue to provide support for the world number 3 who will kick off the 2021 season in the ATP Cup.
Apart from the disadvantages, something else is definitely fine for the Austrian national who is now quarantined and training in Adelaide. The world number 3 will face Italian national Matteo Berrettini on February 2 in the group phase of the 2021 ATP Cup.
The 2020 ATP Finals runners-up have had an impressive run in the 2020 season. And will look to continue the 2021 season from where they ended last season. He even became runner up for the Australian Open. With his current form, he definitely wants to end the tournament with a win this time.
But to do so, the Austrian national will definitely have to try to improve his serve. He hasn’t been able to win many points from his first serve in recent times, in contrast to rivals such as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Second, he must try to increase his one-handed backhand to make it more accurate.
Dominic Thiem will without a doubt be the player to be anticipated at the Australian Open. He will certainly start the 2021 season with confidence and win a second Grand Slam title of his career even without his coach Massu.
