Thiem upbeat about 2023 season as return continues at World Tennis League, sets goals: "To go far in every tournament"

Dominic Thiem is very bullish on his 2023 season hoping to make deep runs at many events and it seems possible after he played some solid tennis among the best in Dubai.

Thiem was part of the World Tennis League in Dubai and he played some solid tennis overall to prove that his game is rising. It's the perfect time as he usually did really well in Australia and he could use it as motivation to improve even further. Speaking in Dubai, Thiem explained that he's going in the right direction:

“I have the feeling that I’m going in a good direction. The way is positive for me, the way I’m practising, I’m very happy about it."

Thiem even admitted that he thinks that his off-season goals are reachable as he hopes to be competitive every week with a number of deep runs at the biggest events:

“I think I’m on my way to reach the goals for the off-season, which was to get those last missing percentages. And I feel that I’m playing better, like at the end of the 2022 season, which is a good sign. Coming towards the end of the season, coming closer and closer to the first real matches again and I’m happy about it."

Going deep will be tricky until he improves his rankign and he understands the challenge:

“Still it’s going to be really difficult since I’m not seeded and I can face anybody at the beginning of any tournament. But I’m fit, I’m happy to compete and I’m looking forward to starting. My goal is to be on the way again, to achieve this, to be able to beat anybody, to go far in every tournament and I hope during 2023 this will happen again."