“He is not the real Dominic now. But he is coming back,”: Roger Federer expresses support for Thiem
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Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer
Roger Federer was answering a lot of questions asked by the press and why not, he had just beaten his first round opponent Denis Istomin quite comprehensively. In that discussion, someone asked him about Dominic Thiem. Well thesis what the thirty-nine year old Swiss maestro had to say, read on.
Roger Federer supports Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem has hit a rough patch on tour, of course by his own lofty standards, Since coming back on tour on the clay court, he has just one good result, at Madrid. In the Italian Open he lost in the round of sixteen to Lorenzo Sonego, and in the Lyon Open he was ousted in the first round. At the French open, expectations were not very high from the Austrian World No.4 but he shocked all by getting beaten in the first round to veteran Pablo Andújar in five sets 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4.
Roger Federer has come out and expressed his support for his German speaking colleague Dominic Thiem. He believes that it’s just a temporary occurrence and everything will be alright when Thiem finds his energy back. Talking about Dominic Thiem, Federer said, “He is not the real Dominic now. But he is coming back. He only needs to find the energy again.”
In the past, Dominic Thiem has also stressed that Roger Federer can still win in Grand slams, even at the French Open 2021. Talking about Federer, Dominic Thiem had said, “I can’t wait to see Federer in Paris. I love the way he plays. If he is 100% fit, he can go deep in every tournament. Roger plays to win big titles, otherwise he would not be competing.“
Roger Federer vs Dominic Thiem who leads and by how much?
Dominic Thiem really has the wood over Roger Federer in competition. Twenty seven year old Thiem leads the head to head vs Federer 5-2. The First time these two players had played each other was in the Semi-finals at Brisbane in 2016. Roger Federer won the match 6-1 6-4.
Since then Thiem has dominated. He holds a 2-0 record over Federer on clay and a 1-0 record over the Swiss on Grass. On hardcourts it is 2-2. It is to be noted that in 2016, Federer was already thirty-four so all the matches between him and Thiem have been when Federer has been on the downhill.
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Auri Ghosh
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