Nicolás Massú: “I am working with Thiem to make him number one in the world” | sports



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Stefan Adeldberger I Agence France Presse

Nicolás Massú, former number 9 in world tennis and current coach of Dominic Thiem, assured that his work with the Austrian racket is focused on taking him to the top of the world ranking and that he become the successor of the so-called ‘Big 3’: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

In dialogue with the Italian site tennis.it, the double Olympic champion in Athens 2004 stated that about the work with Thiem that “currently, he is in third place in the ranking and is one of the fittest players on the circuit. I’m working to make it number one in the world. Dominic is a true champion and his parents raised him well, teaching him the ethics of hard work. ”

Even, the Viña del Mar native and captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team is betting that his ward take the post of the great legends of the circuit today, such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.

“I want to help you make your dream come true. He is very talented and, in addition to being a consolidated champion today, he is one of the players who will be called up to take on the heavy legacy of the Big Three, ”he said.

In closing, the ‘Vampire’ indicated that the 26-year-old native of Wiener Neustadt, “is a great boy and very loved on the circuit. He still has a lot to improve and I, as his coach, have a duty to make him grow as a tennis player. ”

Thiem has 16 ATP titles in his career, one of them Masters 1,000 (2019 in Indian Wells).




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