“These holes are just not good,” Dominic Thiem explains reason behind loss of ‘self-confidence’ and ‘concentration’ after first-round exit at Miami Open
Dominic Thiem hopes to make a recovery soon in the upcoming tennis tournaments.
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Dominic Thiem floundered again in front of a better opposition. In the last 10 matches he played this season, he lost nine of them. This time to Lorenzo Sonego in the first-round of the Miami Open. This is also the seventh tournament in which he was knocked out of the tournament in the first-round itself this season.
The Austrian is finding it very difficult to explain the kind of situation he is in. He is looking like a mere shadow of his previous self and nothing like a former Grand Slam champion. He won the US Open 2020 men’s singles title but since then he is struggling with both form and fitness issues.
After losing the match, in the press conference, when he was asked about his loss, he not only analyzed his performance in this match but also talked about lack of self-confidence is hindering him and his game. However, he also hopes for recovering from this shortfall.
“It was a tight first set. Unfortunately after the tie‐break I lost my tension for a very short time then found myself trailing 4–0 and only then did I start to come back a bit. These holes are just not good. The slight loss of concentration or the slight drop in tension was also the reason why I lost the second set. Obviously there is also a little lack of self-confidence, but I will make sure to recover it,” he said.
Dominic Thiem may thrive on clay courts as he has done relatively better in these tournaments. He made it to the final of the French Open twice. Meanwhile, Lorenzo Sonego will play against Dan Evans in the second-round of the Miami Open.
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Dominic Thiem’s struggles continues
For many years, Dominic Thiem was an intrinsic part of the elite league of male tennis. He proved himself with remarkable performances in the Majors. He played the final of Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019. The 29 year old also played the final of the Australian Open 2020. He finally won his first and only Grand Slam title of his career, i.e., the US Open in 2020 beating Alexander Zverev in the final.
He also rose to No.3 in the ATP rankings. But since then the Austrian is trying very hard to find his footing. For the last two seasons, he was grappling with injuries and physical issues. However, mental issues too developed over a period of time. He had talked about this in an interview given last month.
“It’s just up to me. I could take Roger Federer as a mental coach that wouldn’t help me either (…). In Melbourne, you could see after the final how Novak Djokovic was energized and it was literally coming out of him. In fact, it is a difficult phase when you are successful. It’s not really fun. I’ve always had trouble savoring victories. I try to get away from the idea of being a machine. No more training for hours without thinking of anything. I try to enjoy the beautiful things more. For me, that means nice shots or good points. But it is far from easy,” he had said.
Dominic Thiem is currently ranked as World No.96 but how he pick himself up from here and move forward is something interesting to watch. However, his fans would like to see him more in the advanced stages of the tournaments.
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