ATP: Dominic Thiem: First impressions from the training camp in Tenerife

Dominic Thiem works in the training camp on Tenerife for the coming season. The 24-year-old is on the spot with some of his colleagues and tortures himself to the limits every day.

The poor performance during the season finale and the last few weeks seems to have been “trained out” by the Thiem troops. Since eleven days Dominic Thiem, coach Günter Bresnik, the physio team and various sparring partners are on Tenerife.

It means: sweating, working, sleeping, sweating again, training. And that, day in, day out. The daily routine includes endurance runs on the beach, tennis and strength training and regeneration. The star on the island of Thiem is thrilled by the circumstances and conditions. Everything can be reached in just a few minutes on foot – everything is perfect,”the 24-year-old was quoted by LAOLA1.

In addition to Thiem, his fellow countrymen Sebastian Ofner and Dennis Novak are located on the largest of the Canary Islands. In addition, the German Philipp Kohlschreiber and the Portuguese Joao Sousa join them. The Thiem team has been a guest on Tenerife for several years now – but the participants can only afford the luxury for two years, as Bresnik admitted before the preparation:”The hotel was simply too expensive for us, now we can afford it,”Bresnik explained.

Thiem played an outstanding clay court season, but the final phase of last season did not go according to plan. Dominic is definitely fitter than last year,”said Alexander Stober on the current development of the world’s number five physiotherapist. Sports scientist Mike Reinprecht added:”The boys push each other – there is not even the slightest snarl. And Dominic crosses its borders every day. Hats off!”

Especially the volley game is in the foreground during training on the island. But the coach is already seeing improvements:”We are working on two hours of volley every day. It works better and better,”explained Bresnik.

After the preparation, Thiem is scheduled for an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi. It gets really serious at the start in Doha, followed by the Australian Open, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Acapulco and many other tournaments. Dominic should feel at home, his family and friends will make him happy – this three-week camp costs a lot of energy,”Bresnik added.