Dominic Thiem starred in one of the great surprises at the Cincinnati Masters 1,000 after falling in his debut against Serbian Filip Krajinovic and, in this way, say goodbye to the first change in the first official competition after the stoppage due to the coronavirus.
Thiem was sincere after his defeat and admitted the difficulties he had in subtraction. “I never felt the ball and was unable to find the position to subtract. I was playing with a lot of pressure in his games. It was a horrible game for me.. I didn't play well and I had no rhythm. I felt like I couldn't win any points from the rest. “
The Austrian regretted the problems he had and it is not explained what could happen to him in the game. “It's not easy to return Filip's serve. I failed to find the correct time and position to subtract. Problems also continued with my serve. That made me lose confidence and my mistakes increased. The pressure was mounting and that led to my horrible numbers. I don't understand what could have happened, but I will think about it and hope to find the answer in the next few days. “
Despite this setback, Thiem hopes to redeem himself next week at the US Open (August 31 – September 13). “I usually play well in New York and hope this year is better. I will try to put this loss behind me and start from scratch next week. Conditions are different from what we had in Australia. The balls are different and so is the court. There is a lot of humidity but I think I can handle it. “