American tennis star feels Dominic Thiem is becoming ‘extremely match-tough’
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American tennis player Christopher Eubanks thinks Dominic Thiem is becoming “extremely match-tough” following the Austrian’s epic first round victory at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. In his Vienna opener Thiem edged out Tommy Paul 2-6 7-6 (2) 7-6 (6) in nearly three hours of play.
Down by a set, Thiem saved a couple of break points before winning a tight second set to force a decider. In the third set, Paul was 5-2 up before Thiem fought his way back to complete a three-set win. After the match was over, Thiem celebrated like if he had won a Major tournament.
“I think he’s just becoming extremely match-tough. He started off in the challengers having to work his way back and now we’re seeing how important matches are to a player like Dominic Thiem. I think Jon highlighted one of the biggest points, the reaction.
This is a man who won a Grand Slam not that long ago and now to win a first-round in his home country in an ATP 500, to see so much energy and so much joy with it was telling for me to see him fall to the ground in a first-round win,” Eubanks said on Tennis Channel, per Sportskeeda.
Thiem was grateful to the Vienna crowd
After overcoming Paul in his Vienna opener, Thiem took a moment to express his gratitude to everyone who came out to support him. “That was a very special evening tonight. I got off to a catastrophic start.
And today something very special happened. Without the people, without the atmosphere, I would never have won the match, I dare say that. I want to say a huge thank you to the people. I could only fight to the end and that paid off today,” Thiem said.
In Vienna, Thiem is the absolute home favorite. Three years, Thiem lifted his first Vienna title after beating Diego Schwartzman in the final.
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Source : tennisworldusa
