Dominic Thiem Quotes
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Against Novak, it's really tough for me to play, I mean, because he doesn't give me any time. I don't really like to play against him because he has a game style which doesn't fit me at all.
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I like to play tiebreaks, as that is when it gets interesting. Even when I was young, I enjoyed these kind of matches.
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I don't mind to speak about myself until a certain point, but I think there's also stuff which is for myself that nobody has to know.
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My strokes are safer when I hit full power. They are unsafe when I hold back; it's more that I force myself to go full power all the time.
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Movement is one of the most important things. My consistency, everything - there's a lot to improve. Coaches are never happy. But I'd like to keep improving, go deeper in the tournaments, and get as high in the rankings as possible.
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I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.
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I'm a player, or I'm a person who needs to practice a lot; otherwise, I don't play well.
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The Olympics are very important only if you gain a medal, and that's a very difficult achievement.
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I think I'm a very powerful player; I can hit good groundstrokes.
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I'm not a big fan of the Olympic Games. The ATP calendar is a bit complex due to the Olympic event.
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I like the tournaments at home. The crowd is always behind you.
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In the juniors, you are kind of a star, but just because you are a good junior doesn't mean you will be a good pro.
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It was a big pleasure to play a Grand Slam match on my birthday.
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Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.
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I was never the person who came up with a boom somehow. I worked slowly and consistently, making my way up the rankings, so there wasn't one special moment.
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I think I didn't win a match for one, one-and-a-half years.
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I just don't feel the Olympic spirit.
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I think you have to improve every day a little bit so you don't have one day where there's a big thing coming.
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If you always experience new and better things than before, then you don't get tired at all.
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My family are tennis coaches, and they always brought me to the tennis club. I basically had no other option than to start playing tennis.
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It's a joke how tough it is to win a Slam.
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The one-handed backhand helps you to be more aggressive in the points.
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You always have to continue working, because everybody is. Once you stop, the others will overtake you.
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The less top players that are in the draw, the higher the chances get for us, obviously.