Last clay start
Thiem travels to Kitzbühel after a “good fight”
Dominic Thiem narrowly missed out on reaching the round of 16 in Gstaad on Monday. The former US Open champion spoke afterwards of a "good fight" and "good preparation for Kitzbühel".
On his farewell tour, Thiem was narrowly beaten 3-6, 7-5, 6-7(4) by Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas after a 2:51 hour marathon. In the idyllic Swiss mountain village in the Bernese Oberland, where Thiem triumphed nine years ago, the former world number three played his penultimate clay court tournament. The week after Gstaad, the former US Open winner will play at his home tournament in Kitzbühel. In October, Thiem will end his career at the tournament in Vienna.
"Generally one of the better matches"
"I think it was generally one of the better matches in recent times, but there weren't that many. In the end it was a good fight, almost three hours, and certainly a very good preparation for Kitzbühel," said Thiem and added: "Of course it would have been better to have one more match, but it was important to be on court for a really long time with the altitude and certainly important with regard to Kitzbühel."
Thiem wants to travel to Tyrol in the middle of the week, where he reached the final last year. "I can't guarantee anything at the moment. I believe that anything is possible, from losing in the first round to winning a few matches."
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