The best thing is that with Nadal coming back into form, we are going to get some nice overlap between the two. I'll be surprised if they don't play at least one more time this clay season.I think Thiem will be my new Nadal.......
Lol no way. He is physically stronger than Z but that's normal. In 3/4 years Z will be better than Thiem is nowI think Thiem will be my new Nadal.......
Steady now.....
Dead sure. Name a player with more shots!
LOL. Thiem is still getting stronger too. Both he and Z are moving targets, improving by the week.
Federer is pretty to watch, but Thiem has a lot more variety on serve and return for instance. Thiem has running two handed backhand pass. Thiem also has a more frequent top power gear on forehand and backhand that Fed does not have (maybe once in a blue moon). We're soon to have a rematch on clay between the two R16 Madrid, so it should be a wonderful match to showcase some variety. Thiem looks like he's all power much of the time and heavy spin. You just have to catch Thiem in the right kind of match for all the shots to come out of the woodwork. Fed on clay might get interesting for both.
I ended up just waking early today and watching it, nothing a few cups of coffee can't fix.
But Z has more room for improvement
Its in the bag and he has done it in rare moments in matches. Thiem switched to one hander at age 12.
He certainly does, but its not certain he'll do it. Thiem looked surprisingly spry versus Sascha and I fear in the long run that Sascha may get too big. He showed some big ground strokes on occaision in the last few matches, but he really needs that goto weapon. The serve is becoming one, but he really needs a great forehand to make it to the top. If he can do this while still keeping his surpringily agile court speed through maturity he'll be tough. If he somehow manages to actually get quicker (as Thiem has done over the last year), Z could be a dominant number one. He's not taken the next step (which Thiem has done) to where his stats have him a step away from the top of the game. All signs are good, but the Coric sophmore slump could hit Sascha especially if the top players find a chink in the armor.But Z has more room for improvement
. Should be possible tho!
Haha. @veroniquem , time to join the Thiem. Sascha's on board!
They look like zebras
They may both be wearing this for the French (Thiem should be.)They look like zebras
LOL! There was a time they used to get along pretty well, uh-oh...so do Germans look down on Austrians?
The snobbery & judgement in the photo is self-evident.
