Thiem 'passes' by Kyrgios

Dominic Thiem gave an interview to the Austrian media Kronen Zeitung in which he wanted to end the controversy that he has had in recent weeks with Nick Kyrgios after the participation of the Austrian tennis player in the Adria Tour de Novak Djokovic.

Thiem, who criticized Kyrgios' involvement in everything, to which the Australian replied that “he does not have the intellectual level to understand where I come from”, ended the controversy. “I am not going to say anything more about him. He has the right to say what he wants, in a few weeks he will have forgotten everything. We did not act without malicious intention. We left the confinement to normality, we were like children and we forgot the rules”

The Austrian also revealed what he expects the return of the circuit to be like after the pandemic. “I don't think tennis will return to normal quickly. When the circuit returns, the matches will not be the same. We will miss tournaments as we knew them. In New York, Paris or Melbourne there are 60,000 or 70,000 people a day on the premises and we will not see that for years. “

Thiem was also critical of some of the rules the US Open wants to impose during the tournament, such as the limit on the number of people on the team that can accompany players. “I don't think you can follow the rules of the US Open. They should allow three or four people to go per player. It would be risky to go without your physio or without your coach.” In addition, he stated that he is ready for the return of the circuit, where he will try to improve the third position he occupies in the ATP ranking.