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“To see an elite player close to victory at the Grand Slam and then lose a two-sentence lead is like witnessing a gruesome form of psychological torture.” These and other press comments on the victory of the US Open in Dominic Thiem.
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Last edit: September 14, 2020, 12:57 pm
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Kronen newspaper
“Now Dominic Thiem is at his zenith. And at the same time, he has every chance of becoming the most successful Austrian athlete of all time. With an Austrian’s first Grand Slam win on hard court and second big win. after Thomas Muster (French Open 1995) the 27-year-old model athlete has played himself in new dimensions. “
Austria (oe24)
“The final drama was incredible. The moment of triumph was unforgettable: the empty Arthur-Ashe-Arena, today, 2:19 am our time. Match point for Thiem. Zverev’s ball goes flying. Thiem falls on his back. Im 4. Made his grand slam dream come true. “
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“Success and failure are the difference between dream and reality. With Dominic Thiem there is nothing in between, Lower Austria fulfilled a lifelong dream. As the second Austrian after Thomas Muster, who triumphed in Paris in 1995 , the Austrian superstar won a Grand Slam Title. Like the Styrian at 27 “.
New York Times
“To see an elite player close to a Grand Slam victory and then lose a two-set lead is like witnessing some gruesome form of psychological torture. As the game progressed, there were initial indications that Thiem would come to life and burn Zverev “.
Washington Post
“They played all the time until it looked like they were playing in mud. They played until their legs got weak and their serves broke and their brains went numb. They played to the last level they could play: a tie-break in the fifth set. .
The team
“Dream Thiem. (…) At the end of 4:02 hours of a lopsided, often mediocre and totally crazy fight in the last half hour, the Austrian won the Grand Slam title, in which he has been spinning for two years and a half”.
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