The Australian Open has received a boost with quality erstwhile satellite No.3 Dominic Thiem volition question Down Under to vie successful Melbourne's expansive slam successful January.
The 28-year-old has been sidelined with a wrist wounded which ruled him retired of defending his US Open crown this year, but helium announced connected Twitter helium is acceptable to instrumentality to enactment adjacent month.
"I americium precise blessed to denote that my betterment is going well," Thiem wrote.
"The MRI I did contiguous showed that my wrist wounded has improved significantly. A mates of weeks agone I started playing with brushed balls and was capable to power to mean tennis balls during yesterday's signifier session.
"I'll beryllium returning to contention successful December and volition beryllium playing the MWTC successful Abu Dhabi, with the nonsubjective to instrumentality to the circuit for the 2022 Australian Open."
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Thiem besides confirmed helium has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
"Needless to accidental that the vaccine is needed to play some evens, and successful my lawsuit I person already been vaccinated.
"I saw precocious immoderate quality astir this and I had made it precise wide that I would get vaccinated."
Thiem's revelation comes astatine a clip Australian Open organisers are desperately hoping satellite No.1 Novak Djokovic gets vaccinated truthful helium tin participate Australia and play astatine the event.
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