The semifinal must be the goal of Thiem

Roger Federer, Kevin Anderson and Kei Nishikori. Dominic Thiem is at the origin of these names since Monday night when Boris Becker drawed it to the draw in London with these players of the group "Lleyton Hewitt". For his third ATP finals, Thiem is ready for his best fall, he comes to the United States. with a balance in the 11: 2 room, his first indoor title and the semifinal at Bercy in the O2 Arena.

Thiem managed to increase in the fall after the recent weak season of 2016 and 2017. The reason was a defeat, but what a result: the match of 4: 49 hours in the quarterfinal of the US Open against Rafael Nadal was also among the uninitiated non-tennis on everyone's lips, the match of the best quality in Thiem's ​​career at Lichtenwörther gave buoyancy for the rest of the year.

This was followed by two victories at the Davis Cup in Graz and especially the first indoor title in St. Petersburg. "This was the best tournament with four good matches," coach Günter Bresnik said in an interview with the APA news agency – Austria. Finally, Thiem significantly improved its meager Masters 1000 record with a semifinal at Paris-Bercy.

Thiem comes with a good form

The great balance hall of Bresnik only interested marginally. "These are statistics, it's about what more can do, it serves and comes back better, the slice and the fly have improved, the setback has definitely become more stable and more aggressive, and I think that Is physically better too, "summarized Bresnik is the development of the tournament winner's form eleven times compared to last year. "For me, the most striking difference from the previous year is certainly the return, especially for the tournament in St. Petersburg."

It is quite possible that Thiem, who has to go to sponsorship appointments this week, goes to Bratislava on Wednesday to see her friend Dennis Novak. There, he may want to encourage Novak on the Challenger as a spectator. "It's unlikely, but it would not bother me, we're going to London on Thursday."

And, of course, the training will resume Tuesday. "I hope that it will recover properly when the Masters is over." In London itself, there is then the usual routine and also in terms of accommodation, no extra sausages: at the hotel, you have the great advantage of being able to drive you by boat on the Thames until you reach the Thames. at the O2 Arena scene. "It takes two to three times longer to drive."

The goal must be the semi-final

Bresnik does not really talk about expectations, but the wait is excellent. "I think this regularity, that it has not been out of the top ten for three years, is excellent." In addition, only Thiem and Marin Cilic have achieved the feat of being three times more luxurious in London since 2016. "He has now reached three Grand Slam semifinals, one of which in the final , which is really good, and I am convinced that he knows that he can play a lot better, which is far from being optimal season ".

The semi-final is also a logical goal for Bresnik: "For any player who goes there, of course, it's the goal, I have to first survive the tournament at the round and if I'm in the semifinals, I do not want to lose either. " In view of last year's winner, Grigor Dimitrow and finalist David Goffin, Bresnik is right to say: "I do not know why Domi could not do that, there is no reason".

Although Dimitrow could not confirm his sensational title in 2018, Thiems Konstanz is impressive. Bresnik said: "The outliers do not interest me, the stability interests me, it has been very good in the last three years."