Thiem between coaching trouble and injury concerns

“If the test doesn’t go well, surgery will be necessary,” Thiem was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “Then I could only train properly in February or March instead of November.” The world number eight would also miss the Australian Open.

Thiem also implemented his announcement on Friday evening that he would “turn to the media in due course” amid the hustle and bustle surrounding the separation from physiotherapist Alexander Stober. Thiem said that during the rehabilitation, which did not go as desired, there was a loss of trust in the relationship with the supervisor. Big loss of trust “I had the injury diagnosed by a specialist in Barcelona. He explained that the hand absolutely had to rest. But my physio Alex Stober said that it was the discus.” Through the treatment, Stober gave Thiem hope again of competing at the US Open. “So I picked up the bat again way too early. And the wrist clicked again.” Thiem emphasized that mistakes happen. “What bothers me was that he didn't admit it, twisted the truth by saying I was pushing to get fit for the US Open. That destroyed the basis of trust.”

Thiem won the US Open last year, but now he is facing a long break. © APA/getty / MATTHEW STOCKMAN

In the past few days, the Nuremberg Stober had reported in a report by tennisnet.com expressed his disappointment that he had not been personally informed by Thiem about the end of their collaboration. Thiem's Spanish manager Galo Blanco did this. “I was absolutely loyal to Dominic for six years – and then he didn’t even have the courage to tell me that we were no longer working together,” Stober was quoted as saying.

During a TV appearance, Thiem denied the already established separation. “I wanted to protect Alex. I wanted to talk to him in person after October 4th, that would have been important to me. But then it all came out somehow,” Thiem said Krone cited.

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Thiem between coaching trouble and injury concerns

Dominic Thiem has marked October 4th in his calendar. On this day, Austria's tennis star wants to subject his injured wrist to a stress test, as he revealed to the Kronen Zeitung.

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