Bad news for Dominic Thiem: Hairline fracture in the ankle! This concludes the US trip for the Austrian.
After Thiem had slipped away unhappily in the match against Pablo Cuevas and had to give up, one hopes for nothing bad at first – now there is obviously clarity. As krone. at reports, Thiem has developed a hairline fracture, which was found out in an MRI in Indian Wells.
“I can’t perform,”the 24-year-old is quoted before his departure,”but I was hoping I could play in Miami. This subject is unfortunately off the table.”
Thiem are on the brink of a break of up to four weeks, so the performances at the Masters event in Miami starting next week and the Davis Cup match against Russia are not possible. It is to be hoped that Thiem will be back in time for the sand court opening in Monte Carlo on 15 March. April is fit again.
The Lichtenwörther has a lot to defend on Sand: Although he had already lost last year in Monaco to David Goffin in the last sixteen against David Goffin, he then reached the finals in Barcelona and Madrid, as well as the semi-finals in Rome and Roland Garros.