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Jurij Rodionov leaves Wolfgang Thiem's academy

After Dennis Novak , the Austrian number three has now also left the academy of Wolfgang Thiemwith Jurij Rodionov .

by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jun 04, 2021, 12:59 pm

Jurij Rodionov is also leaving Wolfgang Thiem's academy
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Jurij Rodionov is also leaving Wolfgang Thiem's academy

If Jurij Rodionov made it into the second main draw round at the French Open last year, the 22-year-old clearly failed in the first qualifying round to Tobias Kamke. In any case, the current season for the Austrian number three is not going according to plan, since his entry into the finals at a Challenger in Nur-Sultan in February Rodionov only had four wins.

For this reason, the world number 142 wants. now bring about a change and decided to leave the academy of Wolfgang Thiem in Traiskirchen. A few weeks ago Austria's number two Dennis Novak took the same step.

"Thiem did a very good job, but I have to question myself and just look for new stimuli," Rodionov explained his decision to the courier . In the coming days, the 22-year-old wants to explore his options.

by Nikolaus Fink

Friday
Jun 04, 2021, 01:00 pm
last edit: Jun 04, 2021, 12:59 pm