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SeriousSam said:Swinging for the fences is a tactic that some players can use effectively. Thiem can't. I don't know if he'll win Slams.
Looks like he can, but you're right that it's an extremely important skill to have to overcome the ultra defenders (Murray, Djokovic, Nadal). It's why Ferrer never won a slam.
Gigs_98 said:Still no lost set for Thiem, although to be fair his opponents have been very easy so far. Nevertheless as an Austrian I'm getting a bit hyped, although Thiem usually has problems against Djokovic, who will probably be his next opponent.
Red Rick said:Djokovic seems finito. Very much unlike him to semi tank a slam QF. Thiem's clay season has been impressive though, apart from getting ruined by Djoko in Rome. Unfortunately, he gets Rafa in the semi, because I think he'd be a big favourite vs both Murray and Wawrinka right now.
Red Rick said:I still think Wawrinka is quite a way off from what he did to Djokovic at RG 2015, and I can't see that happening to Nadal on clay.