{"id":15589,"date":"2019-06-05T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T19:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=15589"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T19:41:32","slug":"the-real-test-for-dominic-thiem-begins-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/06\/05\/the-real-test-for-dominic-thiem-begins-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Test For Dominic Thiem Begins Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a somber day at Stade Roland Garros<\/a> as rain played havoc and all matches scheduled were postponed to Thursday. As many tennis fans around the world prayed for the rain gods to have mercy, Dominic Thiem would have sat back on his unannounced off day knowing full well the test that beckons him.<\/p>\n

So far, Dominic Thiem has looked his strong self, the one we\u2019ve been used to since the last three years. There were scratchy moments for the Austrian in the first three rounds winning every one of those in four sets, but when faced with a greater challenge in the fourth round in the form of Gael Monfils, Thiem responded with no leniency.<\/p>\n

The Austrian knocked out the Frenchman with a bullish performance, the final scoreline reading 6-4 6-4 6-2 showcasing no baggage of the presser incident. On the contrary, it may have prompted him to reach greater levels. And he\u2019s going to need to do exactly that.<\/p>\n

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