Former Chilean tennis player and current coach of Dominic Thiem, Nicolas Massú, gave an interview on the Chilean radio ADN, where he valued the fantastic campaign of his pupil that ended with his first Grand Slam title at the US Open and ending the year in third place in the ranking and increasingly cutting his distance with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
If there has been a tennis player who has stood out in this 2020 it has been Dominic Thiem. The Austrian has managed this season to add his first Grand Slam title at the US Open and reach the final at both the Australian Open and the Nitto ATP Finals in London: “The consistency that Thiem has shown in 2020 has been spectacular . Last year he finished in fourth place in the ranking and it already seemed that it was very difficult to overcome that. He won five tournaments and was even a Grand Slam finalist. It seemed impossible that he could overcome that, but he did. He has finished in third place, winning his first Grand Slam and showing that he is not just a tennis player who is worth it on clay. “
Since the arrival of Nicolás Massú on the bench, Thiem seems a totally different tennis player from the time of Gunter Bresnik: “Thiem is a great tennis player. He works 100% every day and has a mentality that is unique. Besides this, he has a talent and a power that very few can have. Still, he thinks he can continue to improve to be able to fight with the best tennis players on the circuit. “
Over the years it has been shown that Dominic can fight face to face with the tennis players that make up the big three: “If Thiem does what he has to do and takes his best tennis, he has a lot of chances to win. Dominic is very complete and plays well on all surfaces. He has a good serve, a great backhand and drive, he moves well … Obviously it is very difficult when you play against the best players in history, but if there is someone who can compete against them, that’s Dominic. “
Finally, Nicolás Massú spoke of Thiem’s decision to be able to play the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games: “He is at the perfect age to play the Olympic Games and to be able to play a good role. He is number three in the world and has a chance of achieving the gold medal. I am very happy that he made the decision to go to the Olympic Games. This year, if it had been played, I would not have been able to go, since he was committed to playing the ATP 250 in Kitzbuhel, “concluded the Chilean.
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