Dominic Thiem is rapidly gaining confidence and it only took a few wins at the Estoril Open last week to get him going.
The Austrian looked very in control against solid veteran Richard Gasquet at the 2023
Monte-Carlo Masters, advancing after two sets. His game is looking more and more like the Thiem of old and there is proper power in his shots, something that was missing before. It's a huge part of how he plays and it shows him fully trusting his wrist again.
The week in Estoril was a very positive one despite the loss to Quentin Halys. He arrived with a lot of confidence in Monte-Carlo, earning a very important win. It's a turbulent time for Thiem as he's trying to regain his form and improve his ranking in order to secure a main draw entry into Roland Garros.
Splitting with his longtime coach Nicolas Massu recently certainly makes things more complicated but he's smiling and winning again. In the end, that's what matters to him most. Now it's about finding this level on a consistent basis and winning weekly.