Former world No 3 Dominic Thiem admitted that this year’s French Open was “the absolute low point” for him. Thiem, who sustained a wrist injury during the 2021 grass season, returned to tennis in late March. After losing his first six matches, Thiem suffered a devastating 6-3 6-2 6-4 loss to Hugo Dellien in the French Open first round.
Thiem, a two-time French Open finalist, was visibly devastated after a brutal exit at the French Open. After the loss, Thiem returned to the practice court, where he spent a month before competing at a Challenger tournament.
“The French Open was the absolute low point, where I can understand all the critics. It was horrible how I played there. I had my doubts, because before that there were a few months of full training.
I saw in training that I’m far away and I can’t win a set against the good guys. The long training block after Paris was important. That’s when it clicked, where I noticed that it feels better now, a bit like it used to.
The first win on the tour in Bastad and then the first quarterfinals were extremely important. That’s when I saw that I can win against better players again. From then on it went in the right direction again most of the time,” Thiem told the Erste Bank Open website.
Since then, Thiem has made three ATP semifinals. Thiem has been playing well since the start of the indoor-hard swing, but admits he still needs a bit more consistency. “That’s definitely the case, I’m still missing a few percent that I have fewer ups and downs during a match.
This can only improve if you play week after week. That was actually perfect for me. This is exactly how I can get this consistency back,” Thiem explained.
