Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem says he's “undoubtedly again” after following up his first win in 14 months with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on the Bastad Open.
The previous world quantity three, who beat Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori earlier this week to snap a 10-match shedding streak on the Tour, was sidelined for 9 months after injuring his wrist in June 2021.
Previous to his win over Ruusuvuori, the 28-year-old had did not win a match at any of the tournaments he performed since he got here again from harm in March, falling to 339 within the rankings.
“The win towards Emil gave me confidence that I can compete towards the very best gamers on this planet and at present towards Roberto,” Thiem mentioned in his on-court interview after his win over Spanish fourth seed Bautista Agut on Thursday.
“He's all the time such a tricky opponent. I used to be anticipating and hoping it could be an in depth match. Then once I gained the primary set within the tie-break I mentioned ‘Hey, I can win at present.’ I had the idea till the top of the match and the third set was actually good.
“Two actually prime opponents, so if I can beat them I'm undoubtedly again. I'm into the quarters of a very sturdy match, so I'm joyful. It's a course of, however I'm going the appropriate method.”
Thiem will face Argentine eighth seed Sebastian Baez within the quarter-finals afterward Friday.
