"Dream Thiem": International press reviews on the final of the US Open
"Watching a top player close to a Grand Slam victory and then losing a two-sentence lead is like witnessing a gruesome form of psychological torture." These and other press comments on Dominic Thiem's US Open victory.
by SID
last edit: Sep 14, 2020, 12:24 pm
Kronen newspaper
"Now Dominic Thiem is at its zenith. And at the same time he has every chance of becoming the most successful Austrian athlete of all time. With the first Grand Slam triumph of an Austrian on hard court and the second major victory after Thomas Muster (French Open 1995 ) the 27-year-old model athlete has played himself into new dimensions. "
Austria (oe24)
"The final drama was incredible. The moment of triumph was unforgettable: The empty Arthur-Ashe-Arena, today, 2:19 am our time. Match point for Thiem. Zverev's ball sails out. Thiem falls on his back. Im 4. He made his grand slam dream come true. "
courier
"Success and failure are the difference between dream and reality. With Dominic Thiem there is nothing in between, the Lower Austrian fulfilled a lifelong dream. As the second Austrian after Thomas Muster, who triumphed in Paris in 1995, Austria's superstar won a Grand Slam Title. Like the Styrian at the age of 27. "
New York Times
"To watch a top player close to a Grand Slam victory and then lose a two-set lead is like witnessing a gruesome form of psychological torture. As the game progressed, there were early indications that Thiem would come alive and Zverev would burn. "
Washington Post
"They played all the way until it looked like they were playing in the mud. They played until their legs went weak and their serves broke and their brains went numb. They played to the last level they could play: a tie-break in the fifth set.
L'Equipe
"Dream Thiem. (...) At the end of the 4:02 hours of an uneven, often mediocre and totally crazy fight in the last half hour, the Austrian won the Grand Slam title, which he has been revolving around for two and a half years."