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Tim is still favourite for french open titles? But coming back is never easy

In the first round of the men's singles matchup at ATP250 Estoril this week, Austria's Thiem lost 2-0 to France's Bunzi, suffering three consecutive defeats since his comeback this season. Tim suffered a very serious injury in the 2021 season, and in order to treat the injury, it led to reimbursement for the second half of the 2021 season. At the start of the 2022 season, Thiem withdrew from several races due to poor recovery. He didn't make his official return to the field until late March during a challenge in Marbella, but was knocked out in his first game.

Before coming to Estoril, Thiem also competed in the ATP250 Belgrade leg, which was also his first tour appearance this season. Unfortunately, in the first round of the match, he lost to Australian player Millman in three sets.

Tim is still favourite for french open titles? But coming back is never easy

Tim said in a recent interview that his body is no longer a big problem, but the feeling of the game and the state of competition need to be improved, and he himself is looking forward to a good performance at the French Open. Tim has always been known as the "Little Prince of Clay", and although Tim has not yet won a high-level clay tournament, he can reach the Men's Singles Final of the French Open twice in a row, which is also fully matched by this title.

Tim is still favourite for french open titles? But coming back is never easy

Tim's choice to officially return to the tour in clay season is largely based on confidence in clay. Although he has suffered three consecutive defeats in his comeback this season, for Thiem, who has been away from the field for a long time and has just recovered from injury, being able to play in a healthy physical condition has been an initial victory. Of course, Tim's own competitive status needs to be further improved by more matches. This is actually a very normal thing, just like if we don't work for a long time and suddenly enter the workplace, we will definitely have a feeling of discomfort at the beginning, even if the content of the work is very familiar to us before, it also needs a certain amount of time to adjust and adapt.

Tim is still favourite for french open titles? But coming back is never easy

The Monte Carlo Masters are over and Tim regrets not participating for physical reasons. The clay season will be followed by two Masters races in Madrid and Rome, two very important tournaments before the start of the French Open. Thiem reached the men's singles final of the Madrid Masters for two consecutive years in 2017 and 2018, but unfortunately lost to Nadal and Zverev Jr. respectively.

Judging from Tim's current competitive state, it is indeed too difficult to make up for the regrets of the Clay Masters, but for Tim, who has not participated in high-level events for a long time, gradually finding the feel through the tricks with the masters is the primary goal.

Tim suffered a round trip at the French Open last year and was subsequently sidelined due to injury. Although Tim has not yet adjusted to the best state, many people are still more optimistic about Tim's French Open prospects, and even listed him as the top five favorites for the French Open men's singles.

The expectations of the outside world are sometimes motivation and pressure, but for the current Tim, in fact, there is no need to immediately pursue to win the championship in the competition, step by step to do their own work, and steadily improve the control of the game is the most important. (Source: Tennis House Author: Nocturnal Scholar)

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