A tennis player’s life can be hectic with all of this traveling and practicing. The best players follow a strict and disciplined daily routine. Austrian Dominic Thiem also follows a strong routine that will help him in his career and life.
Dominic Thiem starts his day running
Thiem wakes up early in the morning to go for a run. At around 7:15 a.m., Thiem went into the fresh morning air and ran.
“Well, it’s 7:15 am because it’s pretty early every day, but it’s a great way to get your body moving. Thiem said.
Then, back from his race, Thiem has breakfast. The 2020 US Open champion eats eggs, bread and fresh fruit for breakfast.
Dominic Thiem’s first part of tennis training begins after breakfast
After breakfast, Thiem starts to work hard on the tennis court. It has a long warm-up that includes multiple exercises that focus on fitness, flexibility, and reflexes.
At 10:30 a.m., Thiem enters the field to start his training exercise. Here he runs a lot and tries to perfect his recordings. This is where Thiem perfects his powerful backhand weapons.
After the terrible tennis session, Thiem takes a lunch break and takes a short 30-minute nap. Thiem said: “After a busy morning, I had a nice lunch and a very relaxing nap of about 30 minutes.”
The second part of Dominic Thiem’s training begins after lunch
Thiem’s tennis training for the day continues after his nap. At 3:30 p.m. he started his second warm-up. Thiem trains with his Austrian compatriot Dennis Novak. Here Thiem trains a lot on his serve.
“We warmed up a little with Dennis and the analysts, then we had a good tennis session with Dennis and at the end we had a good service practice. Thiem in his second training session of the day.
Dominic Thiem ends his training with a final one-hour race
The practice doesn’t stop there. Thiem runs again at 6 p.m. And at 7 p.m. he finished his training for the day.
Thiem’s training routine is one of the high-intensity training routines on the ATP tour. Looking at his everyday life, he spends a large part of his time playing tennis and fitness. Thiem loves to train hard and he himself has said that he stays tired all year round, but admits that it was worth it.
“I do a pretty tough routine – even twice a day. When I’m in the tournament I cut it down a bit. My routine is very intense, but these are normal exercises that many people probably do too – lots of strength training, speed, and a little bit of endurance with a lot of core work. Thiem said.
Comments from Dominic Thiem’s trainer Nicolas Massu on his training program
Thiem’s coach Nicolas Massu also praised the Austrian’s training regime. And even he owes this hard work to Thiem’s outstanding performance on the ATP tour.
“There aren’t (too many) people on the track who train at an intensity like theirs every day.” Massu said.
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