In addition, the tennis world rankings 15. its start at the Australian Open beginning on January 17th in Melbourne. “We will make a final decision at the end of December,” said Thiem.
Originally, the US Open 2020 champion wanted to celebrate his comeback last Thursday at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi, but nothing came of it because Thiem only saw himself at 80 percent. The 28-year-old has not been on the ATP tour since June 22nd, at the lawn tournament in Mallorca, he suffered a wrist injury.
Rafael Nadal has doubts
Rafael Nadal returned to the tennis stage after a four-month injury break. In Abu Dhabi the Spaniard lost to Andy Murray (Gbr) and Denis Shapovalov. He was satisfied with the performance, but the 35-year-old has doubts whether he will compete in the Australian Open. “To be 100 percent honest, I can’t guarantee it.”
Source: Nachrichten
