Dominic Thiem will miss U.S. Open, rest of 2021 ATP season because of wrist injury

Another day, another long-term injury to a prominent tennis star.

Austria’s Dominic Thiem confirms that he will not be able to participate in the upcoming U.S. Open beginning on August 30th due to a nagging wrist injury. To make matters worse, it is highly expected the ailment will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the tennis season.

“The past six months, I’ve been following the medical advice, wearing the wrist splint, doing exercise to stay in shape… but then last week I hit a ball during training and started to feel some pain again,” said Thiem.

“After some tests, they said my wrist needs more time, so we’ve all agreed on being conservative and to give my wrist some time to recover… It has been a tough decision but I know this is what I have to do.”

The 27-year old, who is currently 6th in ATP rankings, had won last year’s U.S. Open and was looking forward to defending his title.