2023-04-19 08:32:45
After the quarterfinals in Estoril and the second round in Monte Carlo, Dominic Thiem has now cleared the first hurdle at least once at the ATP 250 tournament in Munich. Slowly but surely, victories are becoming more natural for the ex-US Open champion. Against Constant Lestienne on Tuesday he benefited from the Frenchman’s resignation following a 6: 3 and then went straight to the tennis court for a training session.
His new coach, the German-Iranian Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh, recently asked Thiem to come back following the two-set defeat once morest Holger Rune in Monaco. “That came as a bit of a surprise, it was (only) 44 minutes. Then it’s normal that you went out on the pitch once more and trained a bit,” said Thiem regarding the additional unit in Munich.
However, there is a bit of a new style in Ebrahimzadeh. According to the trainer, a cooperation up to the French Open has been agreed. “We’ll see how this develops and where we stand,” said Ebrahimzadeh recently in a Eurosport interview. Then you will evaluate how well it works. The first goal, according to the German, is to “get Thiem back on track” by the French Open.
In any case, Thiem is quite impressed by Ebrahimzadeh’s new input. “Very good, the first nine or ten days went really well. I also have the feeling that a lot has progressed. We did very high volumes and high intensity,” said Thiem, adding, “I have the feeling that which is exactly what I need right now.”
The early arrival in Munich enabled him to prepare well, the altitude and different temperatures took some getting used to. Thiem on the Isar is also supported by his girlfriend Lili Paul-Roncalli. “Of course it’s nice, we don’t see each other every week now. I travel a lot, she has a lot to do. That’s why we enjoy the time we have together. It’s also very nice when she’s in the pits,” said Thiem when asked regarding this at the press conference.
Thiem doesn’t want to see his sporting progress reduced to results, but how he feels on the pitch. “I’ve seen very good progress there, already in the first nine days.” The results have to be viewed with some caution at the moment. “I played two very good games in Monte Carlo, lost the second relatively easily, but it was once morest Rune, who then played in the final. Such calibers can come early at the moment, so I have to see how I play.”
Again he broke a lance for work in his head, related to his new mental trainer, whose name was not previously known. “It applies to sport as well as to private life. You do something for your well-being, so it’s also completely normal to do something for your head. That’s probably the most important thing. That’s why it should be whole for everyone be normal to talk regarding it when it’s good for you to get help.” Understandably, he did not want to reveal what he is talking regarding with the mental coach or what he is working on. “The subject is far too complex.”
In any case, the next test for Thiem is on Thursday: once morest the number eight in the world rankings 61. Marc-Andrea Hüsler from Switzerland has never played the Lichtenwörther. The Swiss, who was once looked following by Austria’s ex-doubles ace Julian Knowle for a while, is left-handed and 1.96 m tall. However, it does not have to be too high a hurdle for a Thiem that has recently become stronger. If Thiem prevails, he might meet the American Taylor Fritz, who was number two, or the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the quarterfinals.
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