Wolfgang Thiem in Indian Wells - "We have no further information"
For Austria's number one Dominic Thiem , the cancellation of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells came as a surprise. Father Wolfgang explained the short-term plans to tennisnet.
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last edit: Mar 09, 2020, 09:54 am
Dominic Thiem's preparation for defending the title at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells was actually going according to plan. After leaving Rio de Janeiro, Thiem had met Dr. Michael Reinprecht went to Los Angeles for fitness training, had traveled to Indian Wells early. There was a training session with tournament director Tommy Haas - however, the actual tennis training should only be resumed this Monday.
It stays that way, as Wolfgang Thiem told tennisnet. Already in preparation for the tournament in Miami. Like all other players, Dominic would have been completely surprised by the cancellation. "We will wait the next two or three days, you can train anyway, you hardly notice anything here," said Wolfgang Thiem. "We also have no further information. The players have been informed via email, we don't know the details. "
Thiem is still working for the supplier
"Dominic will do something for Adidas in the next two days, which was planned anyway - on Thursday it will probably go to Miami," said the coach's father. The tie-break-tens tournament, which should have been staged on Tuesday with the participation of the Austrian number one, was of course canceled. "That would have been an opportunity for Dominic to hit a few balls under competitive conditions," said Thiem senior.