Gustavo Kuerten believes Dominic Thiem to be number one
Gustavo Kuerten has triumphed three times in Roland Garros. It is there that Brazilian Dominic Thiem soon believes in the big coup. nd more.
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last edit: Feb 20, 2020, 12:07 pm
According to Dominic Thiem, the scenes from 2017 can be repeated three years later. At that time, the Austrian had received the winner's cup at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro from the hands of Gustavo Kuerten, who won the French Open in 1997, 2000 and 2001 and took the top position in the ATP world rankings at the end of 2000. “Guga” sees both in the near future for Dominic Thiem.
"I have no doubt that Dominic is Rafael Nadal's main opponent in Paris," said Kuerten in Rio de Janeiro. "I know that it is difficult to see Nadal on the other side of the network and to believe that you can beat him. But Dominic is just a step away and I believe that the Melbourne final gives him a lot of additional confidence. ”It was there that Thiem Nadal struck in the quarterfinals. However, the Spaniard had the upper hand in the last two finals in Roland Garros.
Kuerten - "Thiem will be number one next year"
Not enough, Kuerten trusts the Austrian, who plays against Spaniard Jaume Munar in the night from Thursday to Friday for the quarter-finals in Rio (live from Sky at 0:30 a.m. and in our live ticker), but also jumps to the very top. "He is getting closer and closer to Rafa and when he retires at 45 he will take his place," laughed Kuerten, but then added: "I think at the end of this season, or at the latest next year, Dominic will be number one in the world ”Okay, Novak Djokovic will certainly have something against that, but Gustavo Kuerten's unwavering optimism may rub off on Dominic Thiem.