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Dominic Thiem was relieved when he confronted the media in his video press conference at Roland Garros after the five-set match.
“I was worried about the result throughout the game. Suddenly it was 2: 2 in sets, everything could have happened in this fifth set, “said Thiem. The fact that he has a little more experience than Hugo Gaston helped him win the match.
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Once again, he praised his opponent’s exceptionally good hand. The 20-year-old Frenchman repeatedly successfully broke the rhythm of his prominent counterpart. “I just read that he played 53 stop balls and I think only three or four hit the net. That means I had to do about 50 full sprints to the net. That was really tough, ”Thiem confessed.
Good basic work in Styria with Michael Reinprecht before the US Open helped, but the rigors of the successful trip to America left their mark. “I’m definitely not as fit now as I was before the US Open plus all the stress. I’m sure I don’t have a full tank. “However, Thiem was happy to have survived such a difficult match as Gaston’s.” Now we have to fully regenerate until Tuesday.
Thiem criticizes the food in the system
Sunday night food was also a theme. “I’m not that excited about the food at the facility this year. I have had some stomach problems the last few days and then I spoke with the doctor and the physical therapist. Many players have had stomach problems. Either there was something wrong with the food or a little virus was manipulating it. It was better than yesterday, ”Thiem said. Basically, it is more difficult than in previous years to order high quality food. One of his two regular Italians cannot deliver him, a second has now been able to deliver him twice.
Thiem’s statements about density in world tennis before and after the break of the crown are also remarkable. When asked that a number 239 in the world could demand a number 3 in the world, Thiem replied. “The density is very high. I think the density was very high before Corona, then it went down a bit, because there was certainly some distortion of the competition, “said Thiem. He said that due to the crown crisis, it was possible to train more in some countries and less in some. “It will take some time for this to stabilize again. But apparently Gaston trained incredibly during the crown break, ”Thiem praised Hugo Gaston again.
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