Thiem had last canceled his comeback after a wrist injury at the invitation tournament in Abu Dhabi and then canceled the planned appearances at the ATP Cup and in Sydney. Instead, he announced a complete South America program drop by drop, and this gives an idea of where the sporty journey should go: for the first time, Cordoba (from January 31st), Buenos Aires (February 7th), Rio de Janeiro (February 14th) and also For the first time in Santiago de Chile (February 21st), home of his coach Nicolas Massu, Thiem is playing four clay court tournaments in a row if everything goes well.
The fact that Thiem called for Cordoba immediately after the second week in Australia leaves room for speculation. The direct trip from Melbourne to a small tournament in Cordoba is not to be expected. In any case, the two-time French Open finalist had always emphasized recently that he hoped to be able to return to his previous form by Roland Garros. In any case, he could get enough clay court practice in February.
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