Thiem: ‘I’m missing a good result in a big event’ Raonic: ‘I can win a big title on clay’

Dominic Thiem struggled very much to beat Alexandr Dolgopolov. He did it in three sets getting his 30th win of the year, in a tournament where last year reached the fourth round losing against Stan Wawrinka. One year after the Austriach is a different player, World No. 15 and with the goal to break top 10. Asked if two years ago he thought that he could have achieved it, said: “No. I”m really happy about it. So two years ago I was very sad that I couldn”t play Rome because I got sick in Madrid. But, yeah, the level I play now and the level back then, yeah, I really play better now and everything got better. So I”m very happy about it.”

Does he feel competitive with the top five players on clay? “Yeah. I played some very good matches …

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