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E r is a clay specialist, although Dominic Thiem does not like to hear that. "I also love to play on the other two documents, which is why I do not even want to be qualified as a clay specialist," says Austrian, who ranks first in the 112th German Open at Hamburger Rothenbaum. "But sand is my best rubber, and it will always be, I know it."
He also proved it at the Open of France this year. On the way to the finals, he beat Alexander Zverev, Japan's Kei Nishikori and Italian Marco Cecchinato.Only in the final at Roland Garros, the 24-year-old beat the Spanish Rafael Nadal, who stalled the Grand Slam title for the eleventh time
"The first few hours after the final defeat were extremely frustrating," says Thiem. "But it was a very, very good tournament. Therefore, it was not difficult to find motivation. After the tournament in France, he had to say goodbye to the red ashes, because the turf tournaments were on the tour schedule. That too Thiem can succeed on the grbad he had proved in 2016. At that time, he was the first Austrian to win a turf tournament in Stuttgart. But this year, he did not run on the fast underground nature. In Halle, he was beaten in the second round of the Japanese Yuichi Sugita in two sets, and at Wimbledon he came out even faster. In London, he had to give up because of back problems in his first match against Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the third set. Thiem had slipped on the grbad the first time, and he had "bruised" it, as he called it. The upper back was painful, and it got worse with the increase in duration. After his task, there was an investigation in which no major injury was detected, so that nothing is opposed to a departure on Rothenbaum
The return to red ash is for the 1.85 meter tennis player who is in Vienna. Neustadt was born, no handicap. "The fact that I've played so much on the sand in my life is so natural to me that I have no problem there," says Thiem. "My best results came from ashes." Of his ten tournament wins on the ATP Tour, the 24-year-old has won eight on red sand, one on turf and one on hard ground.
on the Rothenbaum, much to the delight of tournament director Michael Stich, who has probably never been able to welcome so many participants to the Alster club. "Dominic Thiem is definitely coming and he's in shape," said Stich, who had already signed the friendly Austrian in 2016. "Unfortunately, I got sick and had to cancel," says Thiem, who made his business card in the Hanseatic city for the first time four years ago. "I remember that Hamburg is a beautiful city, there are some cool things that have happened," says Lower Austria. "I arrived in the World Cup final, the first night was pretty round in Hamburg, since I was able to sleep little, because it was so strong."
At this Right now, the right-handers lost in the third round in two sets against the eventual winner of the Leonardo Mayer tournament of Argentina. This year it is preparing something more, as the Open Germany is a good place to earn valuable points for the Masters tournament in London. That's why Thiem has changed his tournament schedule. Unlike 2017, when he moved to Hartplatz after Wimbledon and opened his doors in Washington, this year he continues to play on the sand in Europe – also because he reported to Kitzbühel. "It's an absolute highlight for me, so it was very early clear that I'm playing in Hamburg this season," says the Austrian, who also understands that Alexander Zverev gave up his home tournament. "The clay court season is not as important to him as it is to me." Last year, he gave up Hamburg and then won in Washington and Montreal, which worked very well, so I can understand that. "
A kind of friendship connects him to the German – even if it does not exist on the ATP tour, says Thiem. "It's just not possible because the competitiveness is too big, but the relationship with Alexander is very good, he's one of the best I understand on tour." to cards together in the evening and chatting between us. "The Austrian may well imagine that with Zverev he can usher in the generational change of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and a new era." That's a lot of work but I think tennis even sports big faces, so both do not play anymore. "
He likes to be in Germany because there are a lot of friends and that the country is very Similar to his country, In preparation for the Open of Germany, Thiem will participate Sunday at the Tennis Bundesliga for TK Green and White Mannheim at TC Weinheim. "It's just amazing," he said. said team director Gerald Marzenell Thiem has been a member of current league leaders for five years
From Mannheim, the team heads north. And there is a place that Austrians particularly appreciate. "I was on vacation in Sylt." I really liked that, "Thiem reveals." It's an amazing place and perhaps the most beautiful and magical place I've ever had. I've never been – maybe my favorite destination. "Maybe because the North Sea island is lined with sand.
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