When asked to reflect on his 2021 season overall, Thiem admitted it had been “pretty bad” and that he struggled to deal with the COVID restrictions early on.
The 27-year-old went on to point out that taking a break from practice in March caused him to lose his timing and rhythm, which in turn adversely affected his clay swing.
Dominic Thiem started to feel like he getting back to top shape in the lead-up to Wimbledon, but that is precisely when the injury struck. The 27-year-old was dominating his second-round match against Adrian Mannarino in Mallorca before he hurt his wrist and was forced to withdraw.
Dominic Thiem further asserted it has been “very tough” to miss the last two Majors of the year, and that he’d have to continue wearing the wrist splint for another four weeks. But the 27-year-old is hopeful of returning to the tour in early 2022, possibly in time for the Australian Open.
2020 US Open final was “just crazy”: Dominic Thiem
During the course of the interaction, Dominic Thiem also spoke about what it felt like to win his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows last year. The Austrian claimed that the event, which was the first with a ‘bubble’ after COVID-19 struck last year, was a very unique experience.
Thiem highlighted the fact that there were no fans in the arena while the players moved around between practice sessions, which he called “quite sad”.
Dominic Thiem also spoke about his five-set final with Alexander Zverev, where he came back after being two sets and a break down.
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