Dominic Thiem: 'Beating two out of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic is tough'
In a press conference at the French Open Dominic Thiem commented on the challenges of winning a Major. The Austrian player said: "It's a very long way to win a Grand Slam. That's what I experienced last year here. The tough thing is that we young players, to win a Grand Slam, probably we have to beat two of these guys who won 15 or more Grand Slams. And, yeah, that alone says that it's very, very tough", he said referring to Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
Asked if the one-handed backhand players will disappear, Thiem replied: "I think in Austria is only my brother with the one-handed backhand. I think he's the only guy. All the others are two-handed (smiling). It's a tough shot. Some things are tougher, but if you have a good one you also have a lot of advantages. Like most of the players with the one-handed backhand, they have a good slice. Of course, you have a better reach. If you have a good one like you see with Stefanos or with Denis Shapovalov, they are two amazing young players, which are, I don't know, 19, 20, who have probably 15 years in front of them with a really good one-handed backhand. Stefanos is on the very top already, top 10. Shapovalov will be there probably, as well. So I disagree. It's not going to be extinct (smiling)."
On his overall level, Thiem concluded: "I think that in general, I'm playing very well. I mean, I was a little bit tight maybe today. Was long days before the tournament practice and of course a lot of things going on in my head. I was a little bit nervous. I was really looking forward to the match. It was taking long until I could step on court today, and then I didn't feel really good. Didn't play my best tennis. He really took advantage of that, also. He made it very tough for me out there."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2QxHrmw
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