Günter Bresnik: Dominic Thiem "with a few exceptions" in its own league "
Günter Bresnik sprinkled his former protégé Dominic Thiem for his services at the Australian Open Rosen. The 58-year-old also predicted that the Lichtenwörther would soon conquer the world rankings.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Feb 05, 2020, 09:19 am
The Austrian tennis fairy tale, it shouldn't find a happy ending in Australia after all. Dominic Thiem looked better than ever in the final of the Australian Open, but after a 2-1 record lead against Novak Djokovic, the fourth in the world rankings also had to admit defeat in his third Grand Slam final.
For ex-coach Günter Bresnik, the achievements of the Lichtenwörther are not to be overestimated despite the bitter defeat, Thiem was also the dominant player in the final. "I think he served very well. He improved a lot on the return. It was bitter that it didn't quite work out, but losing against Djokovic in Australia is anything but a shame, " Bresnik said in the ServusTV broadcast "Sport und Talk" .
Thiem "can no longer be calculated"
In general, Thiem could be more than satisfied with his by far the best start to the season, the 58-year-old said: "Due to his outstanding basic strokes, he can no longer be calculated for people. He has also improved the game of volley extremely. He has two weeks of great tennis. "
Tennisnet publisher and Kitzbühel tournament director Alexander Antonitsch also hit the same line: "Apart from Stan Wawrinka, there is no other player from the baseline who can dominate a Djokovic like this."
The first major title is therefore only a matter of time for both Bresnik and Antonitsch. "He is now in the best tennis years, that is between 27 and 30. I have to say that he is on a level that maybe the two or three champions can keep him in check for a while. But otherwise he plays in a league of its own, "Bresnik alluded to the dominance of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
In the long term, he will be number one.
Günter Bresnik on Dominic Thiem
But even these three would not be able to prevent Thiem from conquering the world rankings in the future. "In the short term he will be number three, in the long term he will be number one. The top three, top five - because Murray and Wawrinka I do not want to be exempt - he beat everyone during their prime time. Hats off to the boy. He has what it takes and he will also confirm it, "said Bresnik.
Massu is good for Thiem
The main reason for the performance explosion in the past twelve months was working with Nicolas Massu : "He sees everything a little more relaxed, that's good for Dominic. Massu is a different type. The last thing he needs is a senior teacher like me . "
The career of the 26-year-old Lichtenwörther is already a success, according to Bresnik: "It was fruitful. In terms of sport, what has been achieved has been achieved." However, nobody would say no to a Grand Slam title at Thiem - already at the next Grand Slam tournament in Paris the chance of it seems greater than ever.