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Dominic Thiem he has long had a reputation for being a man who works tirelessly. And as someone who always pushes his limits, he proved it again Sunday night in the US Open final against Alexander Zverev.
by Jörg Allmeroth
Last edit: September 15, 2020 7:28 am
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On the eve of the New York final against Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem allowed himself a slightly sarcastic attitude. Maybe when I’m done I’ll have to call Andy Murray. I mean, when I lose, “Thiem said. It would have been a conversation between two tennis stars who would have lost their first four Grand Slam finals, both Scotsman Braveheart Murray and Austrian ace Thiem.
But then, in an exciting day and night performance at the 2020 US Open, it did not become a story of new and repeated failures for Thiem. But the story of a historic run to catch up, the story of the first player who, in the era of modern tennis in the Big Apple, turned a 2-0 deficit into a long and unlikely win. “That’s what I’ve been working on my whole life,” said Thiem, the hard worker among the supermen of his sport.
The transformation of Dominic Thiem
Thiem, this hardworking, tireless and extremely affable painter, had long been negotiated as a candidate for the best prizes in the traveling circus. But like so many others, he failed in the most important stages due to the dominance of the big three, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Against him, the world number one from Serbia, he lost the final of the Australian Open in January, before Thiem had already thrown his friend Zverev out of the race in the semi-finals.
Thiem’s sporting, but also personal profile had gradually changed after the successful learning of adult tennis: step by step, very carefully, not abruptly: the 27-year-old had found more independence in his workplace afterwards. from a career not completely trouble-free, but nonetheless a scandal-free process of cutting the umbilical cord of her well-deserved adoptive father, Günter Bresnik. Furthermore, Thiem had gone from being a frequent player to a quality player, to one who had become more and more confident and self-assured beyond his favorite sandy ground. Thiem had become a modern all-rounder that could win titles anywhere.
John McEnroe: “You need a strong ego, Thiem has it”
Thiem had gained a high level of respect and recognition from the industry giants at an early stage, also because he did not allow himself any mischief or quirk like some spoiled youngsters. Thiem, internalized the principle of thinking big from the start, wanted to keep up with the best, defeat them and even win Grand Slams. Time and time again he competed against the best stars with courage, determination and courage, he liked duels in the most dazzling places, he grew up with tasks. Imperturbability was also supported by psychological stability, knowledge of one’s physical strength, and considerable athleticism. “You also need a strong ego to keep up with the masters of the universe,” says John McEnroe, “and Thiem has it.”
Boris Becker recorded something very important in Thiem from the beginning, namely that the Austrian is someone “in whom you can feel at all times that he wants to get something out of his talent”: “He does not give away or waste a minute.” Thiem, a realist, Apart from the center courts, he was a modest character, he won many important matches, but also lost the most important games until the US Open hit on Sunday night. Defeats were frustrating, but not destructive by the mid-twenties: He always came back stronger and stronger, marking new paths to success. His creed was always with him, the resolution that he formulated: “I am someone who always wants to reach my limits. I’ve also invested more in my career than most of the others. “
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