The World No. 3 has moved his training base to the south of Vienna, where he is prepping up for the upcoming Generali Austrian Pro Series.

Dominic Thiem will take part in that competition along with Dennis Novak, Jurij Rodionov, Sebastian Ofner, Lucas Miedler, Sam Weissborn, Jürgen Melzer, Phillip Oswald, David Pichler, Alex Erler, Lenny Hampel, Max Neuchrist, Sandro Kopp, Lukas Neumayer, Marko Andrejic and Moritz Thiem.

How Dominic Thiem is improving his game during the break

During a media event with the Austrian Tennis Committee, Dominic Thiem’s father mentioned a few features of the 2019 Indian Wells champion’s training schedule. Wolfgang, who is also a tennis coach, said that they have worked on some specific aspects of his son’s game.

Their top priorities were stabilizing the backhand and net attacks, while the daily workload included a two and a half hour on-court training and conditioning session.

Talking about the Generali Austrian Pro Series which starts on 25th May, Wolfgang continued:

As per Tennisnet.com, along with Dominic Thiem, even the other participants have found the current break to be a good time to work on their fitness and game.

The current break could be an advantage for Nadal, Federer and Djokovic: Dominic Thiem’s father

Dominic Thiem’s father then talked about the other players on tour and how this break would impact them. Wolfgang believes that the Big 3 of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are past masters at dealing with long breaks, while the youngsters might find it tougher to shrug off the rust.

At the same time, Wolfgang is aware that the likes of NextGen star Alexander Zverev could use the break to build on their stamina and power. Like Dominic Thiem, Zverev has also reportedly been working on his physical strength.

Dominic Thiem will open the Generali Austrian Pro Series against David Pichler. 16 men and eight women will take part in the national level tourney as professional tennis resumes in Austria for the first time after the COVID-19 break.

When asked about the future of ATP tournaments in 2020, Wolfgang signed off with the following statement:

The fans will have their eyes on Dominic Thiem in the upcoming competition, as the Austrian looks to hit the reset button on his season.

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