Dominic Thiem back in training after being cleared by doctors

Dominic Thiem is going through a difficult period in his career when he didn't spend a lot of time on the courts in the past two seasons.

The 2020 US Open champion was recovering from an injury, and it looked like Thiem would be able to compete again. The Austrian entered an ATP Challenger in Marbella but lost already in his first match to Pedro Cachin.

Then, however, Thiem couldn't participate in the Monte-Carlo Masters as he got infected by COVID-19. In the meantime, he joined the Estoril Open field as a wild card but also announced a return to training after being cleared by doctors when.

According to the Austrian player, who had a medical check at the Red Bull Center, which is a medical center of one of his main sponsors, Red Bull, he was allowed to resume training.

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For Thiem, that's a clear green light to continue his comeback journey. After being away from the sport for almost a year, the former world no. 2 certainly isn't happy that he has to face further complications, but that's also the journey of a tennis player.

Up next, the Austrian will focus on his Estoril Open campaign, but if he recovers in time, he may also enter the 2023 Serbia Open in Belgrade, which can be his first ATP Tour-level tournament back after previously playing only one Challenger.

The field in Belgrade will certainly be good enough to test the 2020 US Open champion, as the world no. 1, Novak Djokovic, should compete at his home tournament.

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