If there is one player capable of precisely describing what it does to face Rafael Nadal in Roland – Garros, except Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, it is Dominic Thiem.
Beaten four times by the Spaniard in as many confrontations on the Parisian clay, including twice in the final (2018 and 2019), the Austrian, in a recent podcast, once again described his ordeal, especially when the speaker announces the master of the owner during the warm -up.
Dominic Thiem with priceless words about what it was like playing Rafa #Nadal in the finals of Roland Garros 😂 pic.twitter.com/kFrDckgbpj
– rafanatic22 (@ rafanatic22) September 3, 2025
“If you are Rafa’s opponent in the Roland – Garros final, it’s not easy, the tournament does not make your task easier and I think all tennis fans know it. You enter the central court to warm up before the match, then the speaker presents you and says, yes, something like “90 ATP titles”, then this or that, and the crowd applauds, then he begins to present Rafa and says “winner of Roland – Garros: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 …”. The public goes crazy, then he continues with 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013… You have already lost the match. This is one of the worst things I have ever experienced. »»
Posted on Thursday September 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
