Dominic Thiem had a big breakthrough in 2020, winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open. The 27-year-old also reached the final of the Australian Open and the season-ending ATP Finals, to firmly entrench himself as a member of the top 3 alongside Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
Thiem has had incredible success against the Big 3 over the past two seasons, winning nine of his 12 matches against Federer, Nadal & Djokovic since the start of 2019. Massu alluded to that in a recent interview, while also talking about the ‘completeness’ of Thiem’s game.
The Chilean added that Dominic Thiem’s consistency over the past two years has been ‘spectacular’, and marveled at how he was able to outdo his 2019 performances despite a reduced calendar in 2020.
Massu believes the difference between the players at the top is extremely minute, and that Thiem’s improvement is a testament to his hard work.
Happy that Dominic Thiem has decided to go to the Tokyo Olympics: Nicolas Massu
Nicolas Massu also expressed his happiness at Dominic Thiem’s decision to compete in the Tokyo Olympics next year. Thiem changed his mind about the Tokyo Games after discussions with Massu, who is a two-time Olympic gold medalist himself; the Austrian has now earmarked winning an Olympic medal as one of his major goals for the 2021 season.
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