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“I was worried about the result throughout the match. Suddenly it was 2-2 in sets, everything could have happened in this fifth set,” Thiem said. The fact that he has a little more experience than Hugo Gaston helped him win the match. 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 save balls and I think only three or four went into the net. That means I had to do about 50 full sprints towards the net. That was really difficult,” Thiem admitted.
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 besides all the stress. I’m sure my tank isn’t full.” However, Thiem was glad to have survived such a difficult match as Gaston’s. “Now I have to fully regenerate by Tuesday. I hope I can do that.”
Sunday night food was also a theme. “I’m not that excited about the food at the facility this year. I had some stomach problems the last few days and then I talked to the doctor and the physical therapist. Many players had stomach problems. Either something was wrong with the food or a little virus surrounded him. It was better 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 little bit because there was certainly some distortion of the competition,” Thiem said. He said that due to the crown crisis, it was possible to train more in some countries and less in some. “It will take a while for everything to stabilize again. But apparently Gaston trained incredibly during the crown break,” Thiem praised Hugo Gaston again.
