In an interview, Dominic Thiem analyzed his recent results and upcoming tournaments. The Austrian player won the Barcelona Open defeating Daniil Medvedev in a straight-set final. "With this title in Barcelona, it's clear that I will head into Barcellona being very confident. When you win a tournament you always head into the following one with a lot of motivation, but you always have to be calm. Madrid is a tournament that fits my gamestyle and so I am very excited. It will not definitely be easy since the tournament features stars like Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Zverev. I will try to give the best out of me in every match. Rafa is not at his best level but he is the favourite in any clay-court tournament", said the 25-year-old.
On his split with his coach Gunter Bresnik, Thiem added: "Gunter is a great guy. We have been practising together for 15 years and we achieved great things together, but I believe like in all sports it's Impossible to be with a person forever, and at some stage, I had to take decisions and do something new. With Nicolas Massu coming, I learned new things and I believe that's the most important thing in sports, improving as the days go on."
On how it felt to win his maiden Masters 1000 title, Thiem concluded: “I think Indian Wells was just amazing because I came from a very tough period. I had just split up with my coach. I somehow freed myself and I won the tournament. I didn’t know how or why that happened, so that was amazing - my first 1000 title, I didn’t expect it.”
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2He9EdZ
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