2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem has introduced that his 2022 season is over as he enters the offseason in good spirits and with the idea that he can accomplish main issues in 2023. Thiem, who was out for 10 months because of a wrist damage earlier than returning to motion in late March, performed his last match of the season at this week’s Erste Financial institution Open in Vienna.
Thiem, the 2019 Vienna champion, saved two match factors to beat Tommy Paul within the Vienna first spherical, earlier than he suffered a 6-3 6-3 loss to Daniil Medvedev in his following match. In early December, Thiem plans to compete in Saudi Arabia, on the Diriyah Tennis Cup “I’ll put full give attention to the preparation in order that I will likely be totally prepared in early 2023.
Firstly of December I’ll fly to the Emirates, do the preparations there and from there to Australia,” Thiem instructed Kleine Zeitung.
Thiem assured he make nice outcomes once more
After dropping his first seven matches of the 12 months, Thiem began enjoying higher and reached three ATP semifinals.
Thiem, a former top-3 participant, believes he can return to his previous stage in 2023. “Since Bastad (this July, the place he reached the quarter-finals), I’ve the sensation that I can compete with the very best once more. I’ve the idea that I can do it.
If not, I might surrender my profession. I used to be on the high, among the many high three within the rating. And I do have the sensation that I’m able to preventing once more for the massive titles, for the Slams, and to beat anybody. In any other case, all this tough work can be meaningless to me.
I hope subsequent 12 months I can do it,” Thiem defined. When Thiem misplaced his first seven matches of the 12 months, it wasn’t actually wanting properly for the Austrian. However Thiem performed a lot better within the second a part of the 12 months and it was one thing that he badly wanted.