Austrian Thomas Muster is not yet sure why he should end his coaching relationship with Dominic Thiem, world number 3. The former number 1 in the world, 52, spoke for the “Sport Aktuell” program, in which he said: “You tried something, you tried it.
If the chemistry wasn’t right from any direction, it is. They came to me to take the next step. I was a little shaken by how they made such a decision during the tournament (to end the relationship).
I accept it that way, I just haven’t understood it until today. ”
Thomas Muster talks about Dominic Thiem
Muster continues: “I am a person who is difficult to bend and knows where to start.
If I think there are parts that you can improve on, I will make them known. He very well accepted everything we had discussed. There were no loud words. It was very harmonious. But only he can justify the true end, I still don’t know it.
“Muster says he has no bad feelings about Thiem for his decision and he still regards him as” a great player who has his reasons why he does things the way he does them “
Thomas Muster is a former number 1 in the world and was considered one of the world’s leading clay court players in the 1990s. He won the French Open in 1995 and eight Masters 1000 Series titles. In 1995, Muster won 12 individual tournament titles, a record that still exists, and since 2006 he has shared this record with Swiss legend Roger Federer, who also reached it.
He has more match wins in the Davis Cup than any other Austrian tennis player. At number 3 in the world, Thiem is the second tallest Austrian player in history after Thomas Muster. He has won 16 ATP Tour titles, including the BNP Paribas Open 2019 and three Grand Slam finals: the French Open 2018 and 2019, which he lost to Rafael Nadal, and the Australian Open 2020, where he played against Novak Djokovic, lost .
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