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Matthew Stockman | French Media Agency
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After his spectacular triumph on Sunday at the US Open, the Austrian Dominic Thiem He acknowledged that he was relieved to win his first Grand Slam tournament after three lost finals.
“Obviously there was a lot of pressure in the match,” Thiem said after defeating the German. Alexander Zverev, with a staggering two-set comeback against.
“There was so much that reached my head, my body. When I got the match point, when he missed the backhand, it was a great relief, ”Thiem recalled about his 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) win.
Previously, Thiem had lost to Rafael Nadal in two Roland Garros finals (2018 and 2019) and to Novak Dkokovic at the Australian Open in February this year.
At 27 years old, the Austrian recognized that at the start of the game he was a victim of nerves at the possibility of a devastating fourth defeat, especially since he did not face any of the three members of the ‘Big Three’ for the first time (Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer).
“It was the same for both of us, we weren’t facing one of the big three, so I guess we had that in the back of our minds. That’s why we were nervous. It was a very good opportunity for both of us, “he admitted.
“I was physically 100% at the beginning (…) The problem was my nerves. I was super, super tense. It had been a long time since he had been so tense. I no longer even remembered how he felt “he explained. “I didn’t know how to get rid of it but somehow I did it in the third set.”
The Austrian also recognized that the work with Nicolás Massú was vital to reach his first Grand Slam.
“Since I have been working with Nico Massú I have improved on the hard court. It changed my mind too. For me it is not a surprise that my first Grand Slam is not Roland Garros ”, assured the 3rd in the world.
Thiem, who broke the streak of 13 Grand Slams in a row by Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, believes that this triumph will be of great help to him for the next big challenges, which start at the end of September at Roland Garros.
In Paris “I think physically I will be fine, 100%. I will have enough time to recover, “he said. “The question is how am I going to handle the emotions mentally. I’ve never been in this situation. I have achieved a great, great goal. I don’t know how I’m going to feel the next few days ”.
“At the same time I hope it is easier for me now in the big tournaments,” he said. “I think and hope that I will be a little more relaxed and play a little more freely at the big events.”
“I definitely achieved a life goal, which I had since I was a child,” he congratulated himself to close.
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