It was the one that a priori had a much more complicated picture in this Roland Garros, but with the passage of the parties it is showing its favoritism. It does what needs to be done on a track at all times. He is not the player with the best serve on the circuit, nor is he the one who has decisive blows from the back of the court, but what he does have is great intelligence; intelligence to know how to read the games and know what they require at all times. Dominic Thiem he knows how to choose to the perfection that the game demands of him and that in a Grand Slam gives him a certain advantage over the rest of his rivals. Much more when you have to dance in the third round against a player of the stature of Casper Ruud, one of the young promises of world tennis and that has powerful and powerful shots that could complicate the game for anyone. Thiem’s patience and solidity were key to the victory (6-4, 6-3 and 6-1).
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The Norwegian player had options to be able to get a set seeing his level of play, but finally he did not get any of them. Ruud is a player who despite his age has a lot of character, but perhaps his mental instability when he plays against the best players on the circuit greatly hinders his options of being able to take another step on the circuit. In general terms, Ruud is having a fantastic year, but already in Rome against Djokovic we saw that at the peak of the match, he suffers a lot and his wrist shrinks at times. For a tennis player like this, it is not easy at all to suffer against an opponent like Thiem, who is gradually undermining you on the court and moving you around the court. Variety of heights and speeds, left with successes, mobility from the bottom of the track … This is how the good old Dominic played today, and although he suffered perhaps a little at the start of the game, with the passage of minutes it was finding that game that made Cilic and Sock win very solidly before.
The first set was perhaps the one that was most even in general lines. Both players were nervous and made some unforced errors that caused both players to show themselves better to the rest than to serve. Ruud hit the first hit, quickly going 3-1 up in the first set. Thiem’s face was a poem. He knew that he had to change certain things in his game if he did not want to complicate his participation in this Roland Garros. His intensity increased a bit and that was enough to equalize the game and calm down a bit. When it seemed that the first set was going to go into the tiebreaker, Dominic raised his level again and achieved a new break that would be final.
The game improved a lot in the second round, with a much more incisive Ruud and nothing to lose. Despite trying in every possible way, Thiem was a pest hammer. He was not daunted at all and as it happened in the first set, I just need a rise in intensity to achieve the break and also take the second set. With the wind in its favor, the match changed in intensity and with a resounding 6-2, Nicolas Massú’s pupil managed to win the game.
Great match for Thiem who is already in the round of 16 at Roland Garros 2020. His next opponent will come out of the duel that will face the Swiss Stan Wawrinka and the French Hugo Gastón.
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