Dominic Thiem Appoints Alexander Zverev’s Ex-Conditioning Coach Ahead of US Open 2021 Defence

Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem has been away from the Tour for over a month. He suffered a wrist injury towards the build-up of the Wimbledon Championships this year. Due to that, he even skipped the Olympics in Tokyo. 

Now that the focus has shifted towards the US Open Series, Dominic Thiem has begun training, preparing himself for the hardcourt season. Not only that, he will be defending his US Open title at Flushing Meadows this season. In another development, the Austrian player has appointed physical conditioning coach, Jez Green.

Tennis – ATP Masters 1000 – Madrid Open – Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain – May 8, 2021 Germany’s Alexander Zverev with Austria’s Dominic Thiem after winning their semi final match REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Dominic Thiem adds a new member 

Interestingly, he was in the Alexander Zverev camp prior to his recent move. Green has been involved with some of the biggest names in our sport. For a long period, he was in association with former World No. 1 Andy Murray. He has experience of over 10 years on the ATP Tour. 

Moving on to Thiem, he has barely played any tennis this season. He was first seen at the Australian Open but lost in the fourth round to Grigor Dimitrov. After that, he lost in the opening round of the French Open. He then missed the Wimbledon Championships followed by the Tokyo Olympics. 

Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates with championship trophy after winning in a tie-breaker during his Men’s Singles final match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Day Fourteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Coming on to Zverev, he lost in the quarterfinal to Novak Djokovic during the first Grand Slam event of the season. After that, he lost in the semifinal at the French Open. He failed to impress during the Wimbledon Championships but won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

It will be interesting to see how Zverev and Thiem perform during the hardcourt season. We wish both players the very best for the upcoming matches. 

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It appears that Jez Green, who recently split with Alexander Zverev, joins the Team of Dominic Thiem as his physical conditioning coach, reports @Heute_at.

— Lukas Zahrer (@ZahrerLukas) August 11, 2021

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