Dominic Thiem won the first Grand Slam title of his career, the US Open, beating Alexander Zverev in the final. The Austrian deserved the success, showing an energetic tennis, full of winners and pure competitive spirit.
The Wiener Neustadt native reached the prestigious milestone at the age of 27, in the prime of his sporting maturity, restraining his instincts and becoming aware of his abilities. A reliable serve, an effective forehand and an explosive backhand.
The main characteristics of Thiem’s game make us reflect on the fact that he can be considered the perfect prototype of the modern tennis player. So it is legitimate to wonder why a Grand Slam came only after so much suffering, so many painful defeats, so many confessions of guilt, so many ruinous falls.
What has changed in Thiem’s game, why did he win the US Open? The ’93 class managed to go beyond their limits, not thereby distorting the usual game, showing that they want to achieve their goal at all costs.
Thiem quashed speculation about the supposed and exclusive effectiveness of his tennis in red, obtaining the biggest victory on fast courts. During a recent discussion on Tennis Channel, Former WTA star Lindsay Davenport claimed Dominic Thiem first needs to prove himself against Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in Grand Slams.
Davenport elogia a Dominic Thiem
“I think he’s pretty big, that’s really his next step,” Lindsay Davenport said. “First of all, he won the US Open, that’s incredible. You can see what a difference it made.
It’s interesting to see Thiem take the next step and be able to beat one of those guys (Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer) in the final at the big time. It’s going to happen, it’s so good. I have to think that winning the US Open also took a lot of pressure off him.
But really that’s the next step, beating one of those guys in a Slam final. “During the talk show, Lindsay Davenport also explained why Dominic Thiem was right to part ways with coach Gunter Bresnik for a long time.
“He was with Gunter Bresnik for so long,” Davenport said. “Even if the coaches sometimes say the same things, sometimes the relationships get a little dated. Dominic is also very lucky to have his father, who is also a coach and has always been there, he helped a lot with the transition with Nicolás. Massú, “Davenport added.
“Telling Massú ‘this is how my son is’ and I think players sometimes like to hear certain messages from former players”
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