Thiem, the first post-90s Grand Slam men's singles champion, was interviewed by Austria ** and was disheartened by the long slump after recovering from a wrist injury
It's been two years since I came back, and in 2022 I was around 100 at the end of the year, and last year it was 98, and if this year's ranking is still around 100, I have to think about whether it's still worth it. ”
Austrian Thiem has reached four Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal twice in the French Open final and Djokovic once in the Australian Open final, and finally defeated Zverev in the final of the 2020 US Open to become the first post-90s Grand Slam men's singles champion, and the highest ranking in the world has reached No. 3. After missing the rest of the season in June 2021 with a wrist injury, he returned in March of the following year and has not been able to return to the top ranks.
Next, Thiem will give up this year's Sunshine Doubles and move to the Challenger to find confidence, hoping to earn more points through the Clay Challenger, and at the same time, he will not be under pressure to keep points at the Monka Masters, hoping to improve his ranking to around 70th or 60th. At the same time, he will also change coaches. As for this year's goal, he wants to break into the top 50.
Thiem, who is currently training with his father Wolfgang, said he would not get back together with his former coach Bresnik, and revealed that the new coach is not an Austrian or a big name coach, but someone who has known him well since he was a child.