Dominic Thiem is not shying away from having psychological well being subjects because the 2020 US Open champion means that so many issues occur over the course of the season that it’s regular for a tennis participant to undergo each attainable emotion and state.
For a number of years, the Austrian was one of many high gamers within the recreation however he simply wasn’t managing to land a Grand Slam title due to the Large Three – and it wasn’t a secret that it was weighing heavy on his thoughts.
Nevertheless, after shedding two French Open finals to Rafael Nadal and struggling a decent defeat to Novak Djokovic within the 2020 Australian Open closing, Thiem lastly obtained his second on the 2020 US Open and have become a Slam winner.
However simply after touchdown a Main and feeling a way of reduction, the previous world No. 3 sustained a wrist damage that utterly ruined his profession. The 31-year-old battled for years to rediscover his outdated kind – however he hasn’t been the identical since – and he’s retiring from professional tennis at subsequent week’s ATP occasion in Vienna.
Thiem on despair in tennis
“The subject of psychological well being has been with me the entire time anyway. Despair accompanies many, many individuals all through their lives. Over time, I’ve carried out increasingly issues to turn into extra balanced and counteract the problem. However I additionally imagine that the entire tour life with all of the ups and downs, the adrenaline, the vacancy, with all of the touring and the jetlag isn’t actually serving to to a balanced way of life,” the four-time Grand Slam finalist advised Tennis Majors.
The final couple of seasons had been fairly tough and difficult for Thiem. Sadly, he additionally skilled plenty of social media abuse and there have been quite a few instances when folks overtly referred to as on him to retire. Nevertheless, he turned to meditation and in addition discovered assist in getting away from the highlight.
“I’ve realized to spend extra time away from the highlight – greater than earlier than – when it will get an excessive amount of. That helps, since you get a sure feeling when there’s a danger for me. Since I’ve been doing extra for myself, issues have gotten so much higher,” Thiem defined.
