The 2020 US Open winner has once again delayed his return to competition.
Austrian Dominic Thiem, absent from the circuit due to a wrist injury since June, postponed his return on Monday when he was expected this week in Indian Wells, and is now aiming for the European season on clay.
«I rested very well these weeks, the wrist is perfectly fine, the hand is getting better and better, but I still decided to give up Indian Wells (March 10-20) and Miami (March 23-April 3) to resume on clay. It’s still the surface where I feel the best, so it will be perfect to resume“, announces the 28-year-old Austrian on his Instagram account.
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He had already given up at the last moment to play the South American tour on clay in Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Rio and Santiago in February.
«I would have liked to play in the United States, I’m really sorry for my fans. Last time I played in Indian Wells (in 2019, editor’s note) I won the tournament, so I love playing in the United States and I can’t wait to come back soon“Concludes the former world No.3 today 50th. Thiem won the US Open on hard courts in 2020, his only Grand Slam title to date.
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