After 7 months of absence on the clay grounds, Dominic Thiem re -appeared at Madrid Open. Here, the Austrian player played well and reached the semi -finals. He lost to Alexander Zverev – who later won the championship.
However, after leaving Spain, Thiuem suddenly went to form, despite playing on the face of the forte. In Rome Masters, the world -class star in the world was eliminated early from the third round when losing to Lorenzo Sonego. Recently, he continued to receive defeat when competing at Lyon Open.
As the No. 1 seed, Thiuem was exempt from round 1. In the second round, he only had to encounter Cameron Norrie – the player of him up to 45 steps on the ATP rankings. However, the Austrian star lost very quickly after 2 sets, thereby having to say goodbye to Lyon Open on the day of the army. The set ratios are 3-6 and 2-6 respectively.
This is a very disappointing result for Thiem – who is nicknamed “the prince of the ground”. It should be known that Roland Garros is coming very close, and the 27 -year -old player needs to quickly regain the highest performance.
Speaking after the match, Thiem was very surprised after this defeat. He claimed he had practiced well and had high confidence, but what happened on the field was completely different. The Austrian player said he will analyze the situation and overcome the problems, from which the best preparation for Roland Garros in late May.
“Currently, I am feeling extremely disappointed. I have to say that this is my huge step back this season, after what has been shown in Madrid Open and Rome Masters. I really don't know why I play like that. I have practiced hard and prepared carefully but lost quickly.
This defeat will affect my confidence. At this time, I need to analyze the problem I encounter and return to practice, because Roland Garros is coming very close. I have to make efforts to have the best form here “Thiem said.
