Jannik will play Musetti again, quite frankly with Madrid coming up, after MC, Jannik needs a rest, he should have withdrawn from Barcelona, he was all over the place today in his match against Nishioka
Apparently, I was suffering from an ID10T error and was posting in the MC thread.
I watched Thiem today. He can't hit through the opponent from any wing. You can see he is trying, but also still misfiring a lot, at times by just a bit and sometimes by far. His power in the shots seems to be gone, it's like I'm watching a different player from what he used to be. His level at the moment is 50-100 ranking player at best.
Agree, quite frankly I think he is going down the same path as Del Potro sad to say, I mean it took him 7 months to win 2 matches back to back, he hasnt won a tournament, even at challenger level,I also read he has hired a sports physio to help him with his mental game, apart from a new coach and trainer.
DelPo at least made several come backs and proved he still had it. Thiem's comeback is taking too long and no one really knows where it's heading. Even Thiem himself is probably not sure where all this is going.
Point about Del Potro he did try a few come backs, Thiem's come back is taking too long?
It's only been a year and half since theim was competing for a grand slam and 3 since a GS final vs Novak... let's give him the full calendar year to get his game back.
Have you watched Dom's game at present? it took him 7 months to win back to back matches, forget about a year and a half ago, he is a mere shadow of himself, he cannot win a tournament a challenger level?. let alone string 2 winning matches.
He is approaching 30? there are other players on the up and up, I agree with Don Fabio, at best he is around a 50- 100 player ranking at best
A talent like Dominic is hard to suppress. Dominic is a tireless worker who paid his dues the hard way and made it to the top 5 during the deadly reign of the Big 3 plus Andy and Stan. Give him time and he will be back. Hopefully his soft tissue wrist injury will heal to full strength but it takes time. Unlike Delpo who's body just completely broke down and came apart, Dominic is a smaller player with low body fat and less injuries.
Well we will have to agree to disagree, forget about the past, it is the present and his current game,lets face facts, he is approaching 30 years of age, it has taken him 7 months to win back to back matches, he could not win a challenger tournament, with the current crop of players he will not be back in the top tier of players. I suggest you actually watch his current game., take note of what Don Fabio was saying today when he watched him in Munich.
I think the words you’re looking for but are too polite to say are “fork” and “stick”…
AP, it's not all physical w/ him. I would hazard a guess and say at this point in his comeback it's 90% mental. What I've noticed more than anything is his lack of confidence. It's as if he doesn't believe in his ability to hit those shots w/ any consistency so he plays very tentatively (20 ft behind the baseline). Because he has no confidence in his ability to make the shot when he needs it the most, it affects every part of his game. He's not sure how to construct points. His serve is weak. He plays defensively, hoping to extract errors from his opponent, but even that isn't working w/ his current level of play. He desperately needs a shrink to travel w/ him until he can fully recover his confidence and belief. @MargaretMcAleer @don_fabio I would say he's closer to that 100 ranking. I would not put him anywhere near the top 50. Top 50 guys can compete and win challengers.
