Thiem wants to eliminate these weaknesses

Somewhat mixed, Dominic Thiem badyzed his first participation at the Erste Bank Open 2018.

"Some things were really good and some were very bad," said the best seed, the Austrian, after the 7: 5, 7: 6 (5) victory over Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelmans .

"Especially the return must be much, much better, I just did not have too many returns," said Thiem, who attributed this circumstance to the left-handed service of his opponent. "He served well and mixed quickly."

"On the other hand, he did not have an easy life with my service and we both managed our service games relatively easily.He only gave me a match in the first set said Thiem at the decisive break of 7: 5,

"Was a relief"

Shortly before, he could not use four fixed balls at 5: 4. "I should have had the break, it absolutely has to get better."

Also with his second-round performance, Thiem was not completely satisfied. "The tie-break was very tight – it could easily have gone into a third set, although the odds of winning were relatively high in that third set as well, but for me, it's better to win in sets. It was a relief for me when it was over. "

As a result, the pragmatic badessment was: "It was not a big match today, but it was not a bad match against an opponent who was playing well, but it was a match I had to win and that's what I did."

The return will be important against Querrey

Thursday, Thiem now faces American Sam Querrey for the second quarter-final of his career in Vienna. Until here, he did it only in 2013 in the last eight.

The return will play a crucial role, especially against Querrey. "Querrey takes advantage of his service, because he is right, really well, he risks a lot in the return games and it can happen to him, of course."

Thiem knows what he's talking about: it's already the fourth duel with the California service shooter. With a 2: 1, Günter Bresnik's protégé is just ahead in the head-to-head.

"Tingle" at the town hall

To prepare, Thiem is looking for a strong Aufschläger Wednesday as a training partner to specifically address the weaknesses of the return. Otherwise, just "stay in rhythm".

The anticipation of his next mission to the Stadthalle is certainly excellent. The filled room reminds Thiem again and again of his first appearance in front of a full house: "When you see how many people are in the room, I still remember the first time I experienced this atmosphere in 2013 against Tsonga and mine My knees start to shake and I still feel it today When I see the whole room today, there is always a tingling and extreme anticipation. "

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