Dominic Thiem

[Barty]

Thiem Saves 5 M.P. To Edge Dimitrov In Madrid

Spoiler:

Austrian to face Coric in the quarter-finals

Eighth seed Dominic Thiem went the distance in his third-round match Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open, saving five match points in a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(9) victory over No. 12 seed Grigor Dimitrov.
“I think it was a very good match from both of us,” said Thiem, who improved to a 2-1 record against the Bulgarian in the FedEx ATP Head2Head series. “The tie-break in the third set was amazing. It was 4-3 for him and I played two very good points. He made two unbelievable rallies. The tie-break is always a little bit [of] luck, but I think it was a good match for both of us. That’s the bad thing about tennis, only one guy can win.”
The Austrian rallied from 2-4 in the final set and 3/6 in the tie-break, also saving match points at 6/7 and 8/9 before converting on his second match point to advance in two hours and 34 minutes. Thiem had forced a decisive set after fighting from 1-3 down in the second, starting his comeback by winning four straight games against Dimitrov.

“I don’t always play good in the important points, but today yes,” he said. “I saved five match points. I don’t know if I ever saved that many match points in one match, so it’s a really good feeling.
“Tie-breaker is always 50/50. I would say it’s a little bit lucky. But in the third set I showed really good mentality. I was a break down earlier in the set and I came back good. I’m really happy I won a tie-breaker [match] because last one I lost against [Stan] Wawrinka in Indian Wells and now it was luckily my turn.”
With his victory, Thiem moves ahead of Wawrinka to No. 3 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, trailing just Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the leaderboard. The 23 year old will be looking to qualify for the ATP Finals for a second straight year.

Thiem also advances to his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-final of the season, following his run earlier this year in Indian Wells, and will be looking to reach the semi-finals for the first time at this elite level. He advanced to the clay-court final two weeks ago at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where he upset World No. 1 Andy Murray before falling to Nadal.
He next faces #NextGenATP’s Borna Coric, who scored his own upset win over Murray earlier Thursday. Coric, a lucky loser this week in Madrid, defeated Thiem in their previous meeting earlier this year at the Miami Open presented by Itau.

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ATP Madryt 2017: pierwszy półfinał M-1000.

23-letni tenisista z Wiener-Neustadt dopiął swego i po kilku nieudanych próbach wreszcie zameldował się w finałowej "4" turnieju z serii ATP Masters-1000.


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Miami 2015 (0-1)
Rzym 2016 (0-2)
Cincy 2016 (0-3)
Indian Wells 2017 (0-4)
Madryt 2017 (1-4)

[Damian]

[Barty]

Thiem Gets Revenge On Coric

Spoiler:

Austrian to play Cuevas on Saturday
Dominic Thiem is riding high at the Mutua Madrid Open. Just 24 hours after saving five match points to defeat Grigor Dimitrov in the third round, the eighth seed put in a nearly flawless performance to reach the semi-finals over lucky loser and #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric 6-1, 6-4.
“It means a lot because this is a place with great memories for me. It’s where I had my first win over a Top 10 guy and now my first Masters 1000 semi-final is here,” said Thiem. “I was hoping for these results to come, but these tournaments are really strong, so it’s a great achievement.”
The victory puts Thiem in his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final after going 0-4 in his previous quarter-final appearances. He also evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head with Coric at 1-1, gaining revenge from a loss this year at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
The Austrian’s outstanding run on clay this year began in February by taking the title in Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta), followed by a runner-up showing last week in Barcelona (l. Nadal). Thiem also scored his first victory over a World No. 1 in Barcelona by ousting Andy Murray in the semi-finals.
Next up for Thiem is Pablo Cuevas, who defeated #NextGenATP German Alexander Zverev earlier in the day. Cuevas leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry over Thiem 1-0, but they haven’t played in two years.

Despite the loss, Coric has plenty of positives to take from this week. He became the first lucky loser to reach the quarter-finals in Madrid’s tournament history, recording the biggest win of his career by defeating Murray in the third round. The Croatian also matched his best result at a Masters 1000 event (2016 Cincinnati). Coric has excelled on clay this year, winning his first ATP World Tour title last month in Marrakech by saving five match points in the final against Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Thiem was almost perfect in the opening set, hitting 10 winners to just a single unforced error. He dropped only three points on serve, all of which came in the fifth game, and went on a five-game run to grab the early advantage.
Coric put up more resistance in the second set, but the on-court time of six matches in seven days appeared to take their toll on the Croatian. He took a brief medical timeout up 2-1 in the second set to have his right arm worked on. The lengthy game at 3-3 proved to be critical, with Thiem securing the lone break of the set with yet another forehand winner. The Austrian maintained his slight advantage the rest of the way to wrap up the win in 79 minutes.

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Madryt 2017: pierwszy finał Masters-1000!


UBITENNIS

23-letni tenisista z Wiener-Neustadt wczoraj awansował po raz pierwszy do półfinału turnieju M-1000, a dziś uczynił kolejny krok - jest w finale. Tym samym Thiem zluzował Raonica na pozycji najmłodszego aktywnego finalisty turnieju tej rangi.

Będzie to ogółem 13. zawodowy finał Thiema (8-4).

[Damian]

[Damian]

A solid Thiem books a date with Nadal

Spoiler:

Dominic Thiem and Pablo Cuevas met in the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The two players were bidding for a place in the championship match of the Madrid tournament. They both reached the round having caused upsets during the week, and in the end it was the Austrian ATP world number 9 who managed to take the penultimate step on the road to the Ion Tiriac Trophy. He sealed a 6-4, 6-4 victory after one hour and 23 minutes.

The first set started with confident serving on both sides of the net and neither player was given a chance to break their opponent. The percentage of points won on both the first and second serves was very high and the first break point did not come until the fifth game, and Thiem pounced on the opportunity to take a 3-2 lead. This changed the course of the opening set.

The Austrian was playing very aggressively on his forehand, his shots reaching deep into Cuevas’ court and causing him problems. In addition, he made no double faults and this consistency was making the match an uphill struggle for his opponent. The combination was enough to give the current youngest top 10 player the first set 6-4.

The second set of the semi-final got underway with some impressive shots from both players. Even so, Dominic Thiem continued to be the better player and had several chances to break, as he had in the first. However, the Austrian was struggling to convert his opportunities to close in on victory. He wasted as many as six chances before finally winning a game on the Uruguayan’s serve to make it 5-4.

The match provided plenty of high-quality moments. Cuevas’ determination to cause Thiem difficulty led him to approach the net more frequently. This and the current world number 9’s wont to play direct tennis made for a very attractive match. However, the Uruguayan’s pride was not enough to dent the morale of his opponent, who closed the match out in two sets to seal his passage to the final.

In the final tie of the Mutua Madrid Open, the Austrian will meet Rafael Nadal and he spoke briefly about the encounter after his match: “I played him four times on clay and there is not really anything you can do against him, you can just hope that he has a very bad day tomorrow and that I have a very good day”, he said. “We are both very good clay court players, we feel very comfortable on this surface”, he added

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[Barty]

Thiem Reaches First Masters 1000 Final

Spoiler:

Austrian to play Nadal in Madrid championship match


Eighth seed Dominic Thiem reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final on Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open, not facing a break point in defeating Pablo Cuevas in a physical 6-4, 6-4 match that ended after midnight.
“I feel great. It means a lot to play my first final at this level. These tournaments are so strong, so it's amazing for me to go that far. I'm very happy at the moment,” said Thiem. “I will give everything tomorrow and hope I can play a good final.”
The Austrian will play Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final after the Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic earlier in the day. Nadal leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Thiem 3-1, with all four of their matches coming on clay. The four-time Madrid champion dropped just five games in defeating Thiem two weeks ago in the Barcelona final.
“I think he played a very good match in Barcelona. I played well also. If I'm at my best and he's at his best on clay, he's probably the better player. If you see his records on this surface, it's just amazing,” said Thiem. “But tomorrow is a new day. I will try to improve the things I didn't do that good in Barcelona and then we will see what happens.”

Thiem evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Cuevas at 1-1, gaining revenge over a loss at Roland Garros in 2015. The 23-year-old Austrian had gone 0-4 in his previous Masters 1000 quarter-finals prior to this week, but broke the streak on Friday against lucky loser and #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric.
Thiem has continued to excel on clay in 2017, winning the title this February in Rio de Janeiro (d. Carreno Busta) and finishing runner-up two weeks ago in Barcelona (l. Nadal). He improves to 14-2 this season on the red dirt. In addition to scoring his first victory over a World No. 1 against Andy Murray in the Barcelona semi-finals, he staged a miraculous comeback in Madrid by saving five match points to defeat 12th seed Grigor Dimitrov in their third-round battle.
Despite the loss, Cuevas can be pleased with reaching his first Masters 1000 semi-final. The 31-year-old Uruguayan won four consecutive three-set matches to make the final four. Cuevas also picked up the biggest win of his career by defeating Stan Wawrinka en route to a quarter-final finish in Monte-Carlo.
Thiem and Cuevas could face off again in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Cuevas opens up against a qualifier or lucky loser, while Thiem has an opening-round bye.

Although Cuevas stayed close in the scoreline throughout the first set with Thiem, the eighth seed comfortably held serve while Cuevas was often forced to deuce or saving break points. Thiem grabbed the lone break of the opening set at 2-2 with an overhead winner and maintained his slight lead to take the early advantage.
Both players remained even early in the second set, but Thiem played 15 points in his first three service games while Cuevas played 33. The long week caught up to Cuevas at 4-4 and he dropped serve after being unable to dig up a low approach from the Austrian. Thiem easily held in the next game to wrap up the match in one hour and 23 minutes.

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[Barty]

Dominic Thiem przed szansą na życiowy sukces. "Dam z siebie wszystko"

Spoiler:

Dominic Thiem po raz pierwszy w karierze wystąpi w finale turnieju rangi ATP World Tour Masters 1000. W Madrycie jego przeciwnikiem będzie faworyt gospodarzy, Rafael Nadal.


- Czuję się wspaniale. Możliwość gry w finale imprezy tak wysokiej rangi wiele dla mnie znaczy. Turnieje te są mocno obsadzone, dlatego to niesamowite móc zajść tak daleko. Jestem z tego powodu bardzo szczęśliwy. W niedzielę dam z siebie wszystko i liczę na dobrą grę w finale - powiedział Dominic Thiem.

ATP Madryt: największy finał w karierze Dominika Thiema. W niedzielę mecz z Rafaelem Nadalem
A rywalem Austriaka będzie Rafael Nadal, który chce w Madrycie sięgnąć po swoje 72. mistrzostwo w głównym cyklu. Hiszpan wygrał trzy z czterech dotychczasowych pojedynków z tenisistą urodzonym w Wiener Neustadt. Ostatni raz obaj spotkali się w finale zawodów w Barcelonie, gdzie dwa tygodnie temu Rafa wygrał 6:1, 6:4.
- Rafa zagrał bardzo dobry mecz w Barcelonie, ale ja także pokazałem się z dobrej strony. Jeśli obaj wzniesiemy się na wyżyny, to najprawdopodobniej on będzie lepszym zawodnikiem. Gdy spojrzy się na jego osiągnięcia na mączce, to robią one niesamowite wrażenie - powiedział Thiem.

- Ale w niedzielę będzie zupełnie nowy dzień. Postaram się poprawić wszystkie rzeczy, których nie robiłem dobrze podczas naszego meczu w Barcelonie i zobaczymy, co się wydarzy - dodał Austriak, który w 2016 roku pokonał Nadala w półfinale turnieju w Buenos Aires.

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Finał w Madrycie.


ubitennis

23-letni Austriak po pierwszy zagrał w finale turnieju Masters-1000. Na La Caja Magica w Madrycie musiał jednak uznać wyższość niekwestionowanego króla kortów ziemnych - Rafaela Nadala. Thiem po raz 5. w karierze doznał goryczy porażki w finale turnieju ATP. Legitymuje się bilansem 8-5 w finałach cyklu głównego.

Dominic Thiem - przegrane finały (5):
2017 (1) ATP Masters-1000 Madryt, Barcelona
2016 (2) Metz, Monachium
2014 (1) Kitzbuhel

[Damian]

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ATP Rzym 2017: Thiem lepszy od Nadala!

5 dni po finale Madrytu Austriak wziął rewanż i pokonał na korcie ziemnym najlepszego tenisistę w historii gry na tej nawierzchni.


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[8] Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. [4] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-4 6-3

[Damian]

Thiem's Power Play Snaps Rafa's Streak

Spoiler:

It's third time lucky for Thiem against Nadal in 2017
Dominic Thiem showed great maturity and poise on Friday afternoon to outplay seven-time former champion Rafael Nadal at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
The Austrian learned the lessons from his final losses to Nadal at the recent Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-4, 6-3 quarter-final victory in one hour and 51 minutes. It ended Nadal’s 17-match winning streak on red dirt, which included three straight clay crowns.
"I came in with a very aggressive game style, because I knew that if I wanted to have a chance, then I would have to do something different and be more aggressive," said Thiem.

"I knew that if it goes in, everything, maybe I have a chance. If not, maybe I also lose easy. But today was one of these days where I really felt the ball great on the racquet, and a lot of risky shots went in.

"It was a very, very good performance and I think probably one of my best matches."
Thiem, with a 17-3 record on clay this year, will now look to reach his fourth ATP World Tour title match of 2017 against either second seed and four-time champion Novak Djokovic or Juan Martin del Potro. He is 0-4 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Djokovic and 0-2 lifetime against del Potro.
"It's a very tough situation in tennis. I mean, you have a big win, and the next day there is Djokovic or Del Potro waiting," said Thiem. "It remains very, very difficult. But they are both unbelievable, big players. I think it's going to be a tough match between them today. Whoever wins, I have to take on tomorrow."

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Eighth seed Thiem got off to a sensational start, with his depth of shot troubling Nadal and not permitting the seven-time champion any respite in baseline rallies. Dragging Nadal around the court with pace and power, Thiem broke Nadal in the first and fifth games.
Although the intensity of Thiem’s play naturally dipped, with errors creeping into his game as Nadal regained one service break, the Austrian wrapped up the set courtesy of three stray groundstrokes. It was only the third set that Nadal had lost in 36 sets on the surface this season.
By stepping inside the baseline to take Nadal’s groundstrokes early, Thiem continued to prosper in the second set – at one point winning eight out of nine points to almost clinch a service break for 3-1. Nadal’s ‘never-say-die’ attitude and pursuit of an answer to Thiem’s best play, ensured the Spaniard was never out of contention, despite falling to 15/40 at 2-2 and 0/30 at 3-3 on serve.
But backhand and forehand winners in successive points from Thiem earned him the break for a 4-3 advantage. The 23-year-old then controlled his nerves at 15/40 in the next game, trusting his game that has brought him six ATP World Tour clay-court crowns. With Nadal serving at 3-5, Thiem won four straight points and clinched his first match point when his opponent mis-hit a forehand wide.
It was Thiem’s second victory in six meetings against Nadal, adding to his 2016 Argentina Open semi-final win.
"It's a great achievement for me. If you're up a set and a break, you never feel safe because he just doesn't give you one easy point. So you really have to finish the match off, and that's what I did today with a little bit of trouble in my last service game.

"He's this kind of player who never gives up probably. Probably the best fighter in tennis. Especially on clay it's one of the toughest things to beat him."

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[Damian]

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[Damian]

Thiem Feeling Comfortable Among Game's Elite

Spoiler:

Austrian reflects on last year's Roland Garros run, past 12 months
After a year inside the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, Dominic Thiem now feels like he belongs among the elite group.
It wasn't always that way, though. For a time, Thiem looked at the Top 10 as a place for his “idols”, not a destination for the 20-something Austrian.
“If you come there for the first time at quite a young age, I don't know, you look up to them, to the other ones in the Top 10 and feel strange somehow, because they have been your idols and now you're with them,” said Thiem, who joined the group as a 22 year old after his Roland Garros semi-final run last year.
But the Austrian has more than proved he's among the best of the best on the ATP World Tour, and he now feels that way as well.
“It's very nice to be in the Top 10. I'm very pleased that I have been there for one year now. I didn't quite expect it when I came in the first time last year,” Thiem said. “Now I'm a little bit more confident. I feel that I belong there, basically, and it's a little bit easier for me.”
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Thiem's semi-final run last year in Paris (l. to Djokovic) propelled him to No. 7 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Heading into Roland Garros, which starts Sunday, the Austrian is back at the career-high position and a popular pick to return to the semi-finals or go farther in Paris.
The 6'1” right-hander has gone 12-4 during the European clay-court swing, with two of his four losses coming against nine-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal. But Thiem is also the only player to have beaten Nadal during the clay-court season, upsetting the “King of Clay” 6-4, 6-3 last week in the Rome quarter-finals.
Thiem During European Clay-Court Swing
Tournament Round Opponent
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Semi-finals
l. to Djokovic
Mutua Madrid Open
Final
l. to Nadal
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Final
l. to Nadal
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Third Round
l. to Goffin
“The win over Rafa was of course a big thing for me. I played the best player on clay three times in three tournaments. I learned a lot from that matches, so I think I prepared well for this tournament,” Thiem said.
The two could meet in the semi-finals in Paris. Nadal leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 4-2, and all six matches have come on clay.
Read More: Nadal Prepares For Run At History
“He's back at his best this year, and then also he's won [Roland Garros] nine times. So he knows how it works to win here,” Thiem said. “I think he will try everything to win 'La Décima'. I think it will be very unique in tennis to win a Grand Slam title ten times. It's pretty crazy. So 100 per cent he's the one to beat here and the big favourite.”
Thiem, the sixth seed, opens against Aussie Bernard Tomic on Monday. The 23-year-old Thiem won their only prior FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting at the 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
“I feel good. I always come here with a good feeling. I played finals as a junior six years ago. Then last year the semis,” Thiem said. “Obviously it's my favourite surface, so it's always a good feeling to come back. And as I defended many [Emirates ATP Rankings] points in the last weeks in Rome and Madrid, I don't come here with that much pressure.”

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Roland Garros 2017: Dominator deklasuje Djokovicia!


The Indian Express

23-letni tenisista z Wiener-Neustadt powtórzył osiągnięcie sprzed roku i ponownie dotarł do półfinału wielkoszlemowego turnieju na kortach im. Roland Garrosa w Paryżu. Dziś Austriak zagrał jeden z najlepszych meczów w karierze i pewnie wyeliminował obrońcę tytułu.

[6] Dominic Thiem (AUT) d. [2] Novak Djoković (SRB) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-0

[Damian]

Thiem Takes Out Defending Champ Djokovic

Spoiler:

Young Austrian sets up Nadal clash in the semi-finals
Dominic Thiem sensationally beat defending champion Novak Djokovic on Wednesday and will next face nine-time titlist Rafael Nadal in his second straight Roland Garros semi-final appearance.
Sixth seed Thiem saved two set points in the first set of his 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-0 victory over second seed Djokovic, who became the eighth player in tennis history to complete the career Grand Slam at Roland Garros last year. The win avenged Thiem’s loss to Djokovic in the recent Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finals and last year’s semi-finals at the Paris clay-court major.

“It's great for me to be in the semi-finals again, to defend that. And of course, I think on Friday [will be] the toughest opponent ever here in Roland Garros. It's going to be the fourth match against him in five or six weeks. Not really any big secrets. He's again in his best shape. So it's going be the toughest match that you can imagine,” Thiem said of playing Nadal.
Thiem, who was contesting his 250th tour-level match (156-94 record), will now be hoping to following in the footsteps of 1995 Roland Garros champion and fellow Austrian Thomas Muster. Thiem has a 34-12 record on the season, second only to Nadal who is now 41-6 overall in 2017.


The 23-year-old Thiem recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the first set, and saved two set points on serve at 4-5, 15/40. In a tense tie-break, Thiem held his nerve in testing conditions, clinching the 76-minute opener when Djokovic committed his 18th unforced error with a routine backhand into the net.
Thiem maintained his momentum by converting his third break point opportunity in the second game of the second set en route to a 4-1 lead. Although Djokovic fought back, stepping in on his return of serve, he could not reclaim the break as Thiem saved one chance at 4-2, 30/40 with a forehand winner down the line.
From a 5-3 lead in the second set, Thiem won seven straight games as Djokovic's backhand began to falter. “I think there [were] some key points in the match. The first set was very, very long and very close. Then in the second set, in the beginning, I was down love/30. I still made the game and broke him in the first service game and again broke him in his first service game in the third set,” Thiem said.
Although the crowd on Suzanne-Lenglen Court attempted to spark Djokovic into life, it proved to be too late and on Monday, the Serbian will drop outside of the Top 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time since July 2011.
“All in all, it was decided I think in the first set,” said Djokovic. “I tried. I lost that crucial break in the beginning of the second [set], and he started serving better, backing it up with the first shot. He deserved to win. He was definitely the better player on the court today.”
Thiem, who had lost in 59 minutes to Djokovic in Rome, said he didn't alter his strategy much. “I didn't play a different game style. I just had a positive win-error statistic today. That's very important,” said Thiem, who hit 38 winners to 28 unforced errors.
Nadal, Thiem's semi-final opponent, is now 100-2 in best-of-five sets clay-court matches after reaching his 25th major semi-final with victory over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, who retired due to injury early in the second set.

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Weszło o Thiemie:

http://weszlo.com/2017/06/07/dominic-th ... al-nadala/