Dominic Thiem seems to be to reset, return on clay after a tricky few weeks

World quantity 4 Dominic Thiem says he desires to reset after making one other early exit at this week’s ATP 500 occasion in Dubai and is trying to come again stronger for the claycourt season.
The U.S. Open champion started the 2021 season with one win in two matches within the ATP Cup earlier than exiting the yr’s first Grand Slam on the Australian Open within the fourth spherical.
The 27-year-old Austrian’s desert swing additionally resulted in disappointment with the highest seed’s defeat to South African qualifier Lloyd Harris in his opening match in Dubai, which got here after a quarter-final exit in Doha final week.
Thiem stated he would skip the ATP 1000 occasion on hardcourts in Miami, beginning subsequent week, and return to the tour through the European claycourt season.
“I used to like playing a lot when I was younger. Now I really just need to reset myself a little bit to go fresh into the clay season,” Thiem instructed reporters after his 6-3 6-4 loss on Tuesday.
“Right now I am in a tough period and (it) wouldn’t be right to go to Miami. (I will) just make a little reset, regroup and hopefully have a good clay season. That’s my main goal now after these tough weeks.”
Thiem, who gained his maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows final yr, has struggled with a foot drawback however refused to make use of that as an excuse.
“For example today there was no pain at all in the foot. It’s a little bit on and off,” he stated. “Maybe I’ll do a fast examine, a fast MRI to see how that factor is creating.
“But that’s really not the main issue. Just that I am not playing well, in general quite a tough period for me.”