Thiem positive for COVID-19 after first match in nine months
Dominic Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, said Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after his first match in more than nine months.
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Dominic Thiem's comeback hits setback after positive Covid test following appearance at Marbella Challenger
Dominic Thiem's fortunes have taken another turn for the worse after announcing that his return to tennis has been halted by a positive Covid test. Since winning the 2020 US Open, the 28-year-old has struggled desperately with poor form and a serious wrist injury and his appearance at the Marbella Challenger on Tuesday was the first time he had played a competitive match in nine months.
Dominic Thiem has 'mixed feelings' after first match in nine months ends in defeat at Andalucia Open
Dominic Thiem says he “felt like a player again” after playing his first competitive match in nine months. The Austrian suffered a serious wrist injury at the Mallorca Open in June last year which forced him to miss Wimbledon and the US Open as he had to undergo surgery. Ad/> Thiem initially looked set to return for the Australian Open in January, but he delayed his comeback which also saw him miss Indian Wells and the Miami Open.
Thiem, Wawrinka stay positive after defeats on return
Former Grand Slam champions Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka focused on the positives on Tuesday after suffering straight-sets defeats on their return to competition from long spells out injured.
Wawrinka, Thiem go down in straight sets on return from injury
:Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem suffered straight sets defeats on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on their return to competition after being sidelined for extended spells due to injury.
Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem both lose in comeback matches after injuries at ATP Challenger event in Marbella
Stan Wawrinka’s long-awaited return to tennis ended in disappointment as he went down to Elias Ymer at an ATP Challenger event in Marbella. The three-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 34 minutes as he played competitively for the first time since March last year. Ad/> Wawrinka has since had two surgeries on the left foot injury he sustained in the loss to Lloyd Harris at the Qatar Open and faces a long battle to rise up the rankings having slipped to No.232 in the world.
Wawrinka goes down in straight sets on return from injury
Wawrinka suffered a straight sets defeat on Tuesday at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Marbella, Spain, on his return to competition after being sidelined for over a year with a foot injury. Former world number three Wawrinka lost 6-2 6-4 to Sweden's 131st-ranked Elias Ymer at the claycourt event where former U.S.
Djokovic and Nadal face challenge as Stan Wawrinka details plan to return to top
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will have an old roadblock in their way to Grand Slam glory this year according to Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss ace has returned after more than a year sidelined with a foot injury and warned the top players that he felt he could still beat them.