Dominic Thiem - "There was no doubt that I would win a fifth set"
Dominic Thiem has reached the third round of the French Open 2019. the success against Alexander Bublik left mixed feelings for the Austrian.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: May 31, 2019, 10:40 am
By Jens Huiber from Paris
If you are not a Frenchman, you can only please the spectators at the French Open if the rules are followed very meticulously. Small deviations from this, discussions even with the chair umpire - the reactions are never long in coming. A service from below, however, as offered by Alexander Bublik against Dominic Thiem ? Buuuuuuuuuuh!
The Austrian sees it completely differently. It was completely legitimate and actually a good tactic to resort to the variant of the small throw-in against players like him, the fourth in the world rankings said in his press conference on Thursday afternoon. Bublik won at least two out of three points, Thiem sent the Kazakh back with kind regards and lots of backspin. Unreachable.
Like 2015 against Pablo Cuevas
Apart from the negligible excitement of some fans, there was surprisingly little fire in the game, said Thiem . On both sides of the network. The Lichtenwörther himself did not know why. Standing on the court for two and a half hours, but still got the impression that I hadn't done any sport. Also a surprising finding from last year's finalists.
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On the other hand, who never imagined himself on the verge of defeat. Although he had resigned himself to the possibility of a fifth sentence, he had never accepted the possibility of a defeat. "I had no doubt that I would win a fifth set," said Thiem . Even if he could not have shown his physical advantages in this match.
However, they should suit him on Saturday: Pablo Cuevas will be the opponent in round three, at probably significantly higher temperatures. In 2015, Thiem lost to Roland Garros in Uruguay, on Court 3, disregarding an unclearly large number of unused break chances in the end. This smaller stadium is history, Thiem against Cuevas will at least take place on the new Court Simonne Mathieu. There would be no lack of fire involved due to the dense atmosphere.