Australian Open: Dominic Thiem ready for "good test"
Dominic Thiem will meet Adrian Mannarino in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday (2nd match after 1:00 a.m.CET, live on ServusTV and in our ticker ). Against the French, the fifth in the world rankings has been the winner in seven duels so often.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Jan 20, 2020, 10:56 pm
Dominic Thiem's starting shot at the Australian Open: The Austrian will start with favorite opponent Adrian Mannarino and will be the clear favorite. Because the 26-year-old not only won all seven games against the French, but also won the only match in Melbourne so far - in 2018, Thiem won in the third round in three sets.
The round of 16 from two years ago is also the best result of the Lichtenwörther in Melbourne, only in 2017 Thiem also reached the round of 16. However, this year the fifth in the world rankings should at least go one step further.
Quarter-final against Nadal?
"That has to be possible here. I've been working around the clock for weeks," said Thiem about a possible quarter-finals. In this, industry leader Rafael Nadal would probably wait - but despite the ambitious goal, Thiem also wants to step at the Australian Open go for step.
Mannarino is supposed to be a relatively pleasant task in the first round. Nevertheless, Thiem warned of his first round opponent: "It's a good test. I have a 7-0 record against him, but the matches were all close." Nevertheless, Thiem knew what he was against the world rankings 44. have to do
Pattern with "big input"
For the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, neo-coach Thomas Muster will also take a seat in the Lichtenwörther's box . "He had a lot of input during training, there were good things in it," said Thiem, pleased with the additional support. "He is in excellent harmony with Nicolas Massu. The two coaches take me further, progress is made every day," continued the Austrian.
The preparation in Melbourne was also ideal. "I trained with the world's best players, two units a day," said Thiem. Nothing should stand in the way of a successful start to the Australian Open. ( The game will be available in our live ticker from around 2:30 a.m.CET ).
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