Thiem is now 2-7 in big finals

[mike danny]

I wish we could see more of these battles but Stan may be too old at this point:

Was looking forward to them meeting at RG this year.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Thiem is very open about his nerves. Foolishly so. He should save it for him and his shrink.

 

[terribleIVAN]

There's really nothing wrong with his mental: it's just that he has no plan B or variety when his tank runs dry and he starts spraying because his high risk style.

Which is almost the norm now with all the Top 10 ( Danii the notable exception) : hit and run as hard as you can until you drop dead from exhaustion. Avoid the net like the plague.

 

[MusterCoriaKuerten]

This fraud would be 0-9 if Zverev and Federer didn't choke

 

[ND-13]

Yesterday some here said he is a better player than Stan

May be from a consistency standpoint but not when delivering against bigger players and high stake matches

So if he wins 5-6 majors does not mean he is better than Stan

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Inside out forehand no

That's the most predictable shot of his game

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

There is no such thing as point construction. Tennis is a sport of doing, not one of thinking.

The only 'point construction' that occurs in tennis is: hit as hard as you can, run as hard as you can.

Okay meme.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

His game is too physical so he gets gassed just before finish line.

I don't agree here

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

There's really nothing wrong with his mental: it's just that he has no plan B or variety when his tank runs dry and he starts spraying because his high risk style.

Which is almost the norm now with all the Top 10 ( Danii the notable exception) : hit and run as hard as you can until you drop dead from exhaustion. Avoid the net like the plague.

Roger Federer would like to know your location

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Of course he is scared of big finales, this was abundant;y clear much earlier.

Those 3 dumb errors he made midway through the 2nd set on Medvedev's serve cost him the match. This was classic fear of victory.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Of course he is scared of big finales, this was abundant;y clear much earlier.

Those 3 dumb errors he made midway through the 2nd set on Medvedev's serve cost him the match. This was classic fear of victory.

And UFE after UFE in the breaker

 

[BackhandDTL]

He’s what 5-2 against Federer?

 

[UnderratedSlam]

He’s what 5-2 against Federer?

That speaks against Roger that he couldn't beat this guy in a big finale.

 

[blablavla]

Of course he is scared of big finales, this was abundant;y clear much earlier.

Those 3 dumb errors he made midway through the 2nd set on Medvedev's serve cost him the match. This was classic fear of victory.

just like the double fault on match point in the match vs Novak, which resulted in the 3rd set which in turn resulted in another tie break, where if I remember well, Novak took the lead, and who knows what happened with Novak in that moment
just like the USO 2020 final, but unfortunately for both players, only 1 could lose, and 1 was bound to win

 

[terribleIVAN]

Roger Federer would like to know your location

Mirka already threw him out of the house ?

I hope she left him something in the prenuptial.

Otherwise he'll have to join Boris for a duo jig, when he gets out of jail.

 

[aditya123]

And UFE after UFE in the breaker

Nadal ka shishya hey une

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Nadal ka shishya hey une

Bro wtf

 

[I Am Finnish]

Lost to Fratangelo at RG and was never really the same player after.

lol

 

[aditya123]

Bro wtf

Nadal gets nervous and makes errors when he is ahead, Thiem is also doing the same of late in big matches if am not wrong. Hence that guru shishya comment

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Nadal gets nervous and makes errors when he is ahead, Thiem is also doing the same of late in big matches if am not wrong. Hence that guru shishya comment

Still, bro wtf

Nadal is leagues ahead in terms of mental strength. When was the last time he lost a big final "under control"??

 

[aditya123]

Still, bro wtf

Nadal is leagues ahead in terms of mental strength. When was the last time he lost a big final "under control"??

Bhai itna seriously mat lelo mera comment ko.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Bhai itna seriously mat lelo mera comment ko.

Mai to seriously lega re baba.
Can't digest choke after choke from a good player like Thiem.

 

[aditya123]

Mai to seriously lega re baba.
Can't digest choke after choke from a good player like Thiem.

Kuch log aisa hi hey. Mental toughness nahi sikhaya jasakta

 

[bluetrain4]

he does have a big problem considering he’s 27 ....

I guess, if the expectation is that he's going to be an ATG. But, he can still achieve a very solid career with multiple big titles and Slams despite the 2-7 record in "big finals."

 

[BeatlesFan]

I'm not sure it's something we can fix for him. He always gets very nervous in big finals.

And he freely admits it. There's no reason for this malady not being fixed years ago. Borg at 27 was retired with 11 slams. Roger at age 27 had 15 slams.

Thiem has been on tour since he was 17 years old, there's no excuse that he still rarely serves out matches without being broken. He's seen sports psychologists and still said Saturday, "my whole body couldn't move due to nerves." Such a mindset at age 27 doesn't bode well for him in terms of racking up slam titles.

 

[blablavla]

And he freely admits it. There's no reason for this malady not being fixed years ago. Borg at 27 was retired with 11 slams. Roger at age 27 had 15 slams.

Thiem has been on tour since he was 17 years old, there's no excuse that he still rarely serves out matches without being broken. He's seen sports psychologists and still said Saturday, "my whole body couldn't move due to nerves." Such a mindset at age 27 doesn't bode well for him in terms of racking up slam titles.

which is quite funny, considering that he literally destroyed his competition in the ITF Junior tour
if you look his results there, he was often, including in the finals, winning like 6:0 6:2

 

[Gazelle]

I just have no confidence in him ever beating Nadal at RG, or even Djokovic at AO.

His best hope is Roger coming back strong next year, who loves to donate tournament wins to rare-time winners.