Andy Murray says Dominic Thiem is “One big win,” away from returning to his best
Andy Murray has taken a supportive stand for his friend Dominic Thiem who has faced the defeat in the first round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.
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Andy Murray has taken a supportive stand for his friend Dominic Thiem, who faced defeat in the first round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Andy has said some encouraging words in his post-match interview with Dominic Thiem that one big win could make a difference for him to be at his best again.
In 2019, Dominic defeated Roger Federer in the final of the Indian Wells which eventually is his only Master’s tournament. However, he has been not performing at his best lately. He received a wildcat entry in the 2023 BNP Paribas Open but faced defeat in the first round. Dominic faced Adrian Mannarino in the first round who later defeated him by 4-6, 6-4, 7-6.
Dominic lost his eighth match of this year against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. However, Andy Murray won his first round by defeating Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7, 6-1, 6-4. Murray who lost his first set against Tomas had an incredible comeback in the second set and eventually won the first round. He has been showing excellent performance this year.
Andy in his post-match interview said, “I talk to him regularly since he was injured, especially when he was away, and the truth is that it’s a very complicated situation he’s going through. He loves this sport above all else, we have shared some great battles on the court, and I think what is happening to him is something mental. He needs to win an important game to completely turn the situation around. Thiem was a tennis player who was characterized by consistency throughout his sporting career, I hope he can get back to his level, but it’s not easy.”
Andy Murray enthusiastically complimented Thiem’s on-court performance. He is hoping for Thiem to return to his best performance as he has always been a top contender at the Grand Slam events. Thiem won the 2020 US Open Championship and will be a top player if he brings out his A-game. Furthermore, Andy added in his interview, “But I hope that he can because he was challenging for Majors very regularly before the injury and there’s one specific shot that he’s struggling on now. For the rest of his game, there’s not a huge change physically. He still moves extremely well and everything. So, I hope that he can get back to the level that he was at, but it’s not easy”.
Andy Murray’s comeback since his injury struggles in 2019
Andy Murray had a hip injury in 2019 which severely affected his performance in tennis. He even announced that the Australian Open in 2019 could be the last tournament of his career. However, Murray had a successful operation and made his ultimate comeback at Queen’s Club in London.
Andy Murray has had a great season so far by giving his best performances in all the major matches. He has been winning all the matches making his comeback in 2019. His ATP rankings are also rising up. Murray will face the 15th seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Andy Murray said, “In some of the matches I managed to win this year, I felt like I was fortunate in some of them, whereas today I really had lots of chances in that third set I wasn’t getting them and was getting really frustrated. He was coming up with some big serves at times, but I also felt like I made some poor decisions as well.”
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