'Dominic Thiem lost to Nadal in 2018, but will win French Open one day'
In an interview to Spox, the Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou commented on the Dominic Thiem's chances in the French Open. "Like others, I always believed that Dominic would win his maiden Grand Slam title in Paris. In 2018 he reached the final and lost to the king of clay Rafael Nadal. But I still believe he will win the French Open one day", he said.
Mouratoglou also suggested some changes for tennis rules: "Tennis is an amazing sport that I love and which I am passionate of. But everyone has to recognize that the sports changed a lot over the last 20 years. Tennis needs to fit to become more modern, to increase the passion of the fans and attract the younger generations. I believe everything helps, making the player get closer to the fan. If the fan gets to know the player better, it's okay. Allowing an on-court coaching would be a huge step forward into this direction, but we should also consider to cancel the warnings. Players should be given more freedom to express themselves and share with the crowd."
On Thiem, Boris Becker said: "In the best of five sets tournament he is physically very strong. He likes hard courts if that's not too fast for him. He is more experienced than the previous years, more comfort, he knows where to stay on court. In 2018 he played his best season and he learned a lot. The Big Three, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic are not getting any younger. Please do not misunderstand, they are still very good and you have to beat them. But clay is his best surface but he can do well on other surfaces as well. In 2017 he had an epic match against Juan Martin del Potro, in 2018 against Rafael Nadal, which I thought I think was his best Open match. He showed class on hard."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2Wic9Cp
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