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“So I was a bit nervous before the game. But it was a great success, ”Thiem said happily. He said he felt less pressure after fulfilling his lifelong dream of a “major title” at the US Open “maybe very, very little.”
“But it was actually a match like before. Of course, I really wanted to win it, I wanted to play well and I knew before the game that it would be necessary, ”said the 27-year-old. Thiem entered the match with the utmost respect for Cilic.
Thiem continues confidently at the French Open
Dominic Thiem reached the second round of the French Open with a clear victory in three sets over Croatian Marin Cilic. There he meets the American Jack Sock.
“Creating tension again was not easy”
Challenge number one before his first game after the US Open title two weeks ago was different. “The biggest challenge was just finding the right tension again because of course after New York I lost a lot of pressure. I was at home, not really thinking about tennis or doing nothing for a few days. Then, to find that good rhythm of the game again in such a short time, to generate this tension again, it was not easy, ”Thiem admitted.
The conditions, slowed down by cool, rainy weather, served him well. “I was able to reproduce a lot of returns because it was slow. I was able to be further back, I was able to run a lot of balls, so I had a very good rhythm from the beginning, ”said Thiem. You love these conditions. “Because I come from Austria and I know what it’s like to play in these cold conditions.” At the beginning of his career, he used to play between ten and 15 degrees Celsius.
After the initial victory, the world number three was relieved. “It wasn’t easy for me to see the tie because I had two rounds to find my way into New York.” 4 6: 4 6: 3 defeated.
Sock “a really cool player”
He would rather play against Sock than against Opelka, Lower Austria let him pass. “It’s definitely a little more fun than against Opelka,” Thiem said. Sock is “a really cool player.” “I really enjoy looking at Jack. Of course he has an incredible forehand, which must be avoided because he plays it from all positions ”. If Thiem continues to play in good form, Wednesday’s second hurdle is easier to overcome than the first.
