Thiem Ends Grand Slam Drought with Victory against Bublik

Against Halle winner Bublik, Thiem showed a concentrated and, above all, few error-prone performance on the grandstand from the start, but also benefited from 17 double errors by the Kazakh. One way or another, the muggy temperatures in New York made you sweat.

“Take a look at Dominik Thiem’s ​​pants, they’re soaking wet,” said co-commentator Boris Becker on “Sportdeutschland.TV” in the second sentence.

But Thiem stayed cool for a long time. The Kitzbühel finalist pulled through almost smoothly until the end of the third set, only then did a few carelessnesses creep in. At 5: 2, Thiem already served to win the match in the third set, but was broken.

Thiem wins for the first time after a long period of suffering

“It’s really something special for me. It’s been a long time since I won a Grand Slam match,” said a moved Thiem after 1:52 hours of match time: “I have great memories of this tournament.”

Thiem had not won a Grand Slam match since the Australian Open 2021. When he competed, round one was always the last stop: Pablo Andujar (French Open 2021), Hugo Dellien (French Open 2022), Pablo Carreno Busta (US Open 2022), Andrey Rublev (Australian Open 2023), Pedro Cachin (French Open 2023). ) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (Wimbledon 2023) were the names of the opponents against whom Thiem had to admit defeat.

“It just took a long time before it worked again, before I could trust my wrist again,” he explained to the US audience of his suffering. Being back in New York means a lot to him.

Duel with Rune in round three?

Against Tsitsipas, Thiem was already close in Wimbledon, forcing the Greek into the match tiebreak. Now he managed his first win.

“Under two hours, the match wasn’t too strenuous – everything was done right,” said Becker.

The next opponent is American Ben Shelton (1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 4 against Pedro Cachín), in the third round it could go against Holger Rune (Denmark / No. 4). Against Bublik it is now 2-0 for Thiem in direct duels.

Today’s number 81 in the world has dropped to 352 in the ATP rankings in recent years due to a persistent wrist injury. In the spring of 2023, the Lower Austrian had made mental problems public.

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