Despite loss to Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem claims French Open was amazing
In a press conference in Kitzbuhel, Dominic Thiem commented on how his season has been going so far. He defeated Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open to claim his maiden Masters 1000 title and he lost to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final. “I think it’s my best season so far, especially Indian Wells and Roland Garros were amazing. But that’s the past, and I’m fully ready for the second part of the season and I hope to get off to a great start here," said Thiem.
On his attempt to triumph in Kitzbuhel for the first time, he added: “I will try everything to win the title, of course. I also know if I play my 100 per cent that my chances are pretty high. But at the same time, every single player in the main draw is that good that if I drop some per cent, they will all beat me. So it depends if I can play my top tennis and I will do everything to do so. [It’s] very special. It doesn’t happen that often [that I play at home]. Only two home events unfortunately all year, but that makes it very special. I have so many nice memories from here, also some tough memories from which I learned, hopefully. It’s already my ninth time playing here. Such a long time ago I played here the first time… I can’t wait to start again.”
On his opening round match against Sebastian Ofner or Lucas Miedler, Thiem added:“It’s very important. I’m playing an Austrian for sure in the second round, which is very good for Austrian tennis. I think for all the region here and for Austrian tennis, the tournament is super-important.”
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