Dominic Thiem: Padel on the second chance of education?
Dominic Thiem also used the time in the Emirates to indulge in padel tennis with his good buddy Mario Götze .
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Dec 28, 2022, 03:59 pm
For Dominic Thiem, the pre-season in Saudi Arabia and Dubai should have been worth the trip. From a sporting point of view in Saudi Arabia there was still a quick defeat against buddy Zverev in a format that took some getting used to, the Austrian was able to do two mixed doubles and a strong performance in the 6: 7, 6: 7 defeat against Felix Auger in Dubai -Aliassime collect match practice at a high level. And the trip should have paid off financially as well.
And Thiem was also able to use the time to be physically active away from the tennis court: such as on the padel court. The Lower Austrian poses in front of him with his friend Mario Götze, his brother Moritz Thiem and another friend. While Götze himself is still talking about training for a second career, Thiem immediately attacked the padel stars Juan Lebrón Chincoa and Ale Galan (after all, the number one in the world).
Thiem for the first Grand Slam victory since the US Open
In any case, Dominic Thiem is now continuing on the tennis court. In Adelaide, where the Austrian will start at an ATP 250 event from January 1st. There the man from Lichtenwörth should be able to fine-tune for the Australian Open, which is on the program in mid-January. If the first appearance in Adelaide does not go according to plan, Thiem could also become active in week two.
Otherwise Thiem will go to Melbourne to probably take part in the Australian Open via wildcard, where the Lower Austrian was able to reach the final in 2020. In the previous year, the Austrian was absent due to injury, in 2021 there was a bitter fourth-round defeat against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. After the 2022 Grand Slam season without a win, the Austrian will try to make amends from January.