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Dominic Tim struggled to stand on his feet, won and collapsed: "For this moment I have dedicated my whole life"
The Austrian recorded a heroic comeback against Sasha Zebrav in the US final, won the first Grand Slam of his career, and revealed the troubles and troublesome thoughts. The German cried in the loss speech when he discovered that his parents were infected with Corona: "A very difficult moment for me"
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Monday, 14 September 2020, 09:37
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Dominic Tim admits: It was a dream of my life.
Tonight (Sunday to Monday) the Austrian became the first in the modern era to return from a 2-0 deficit in the US Championship final, completing a huge turnaround against Sasha Zebrav and winning the first Grand Slam tournament of his career, with a 6: 2, 6: 4, 4: 6, 3 victory Tim, 6: 7 (6). Tim looked stunned at the start of the game, was far from the excellent fitness that characterized him throughout the tournament and allowed the German to take control of the game and go up to an easy 0: 2. But slowly he came back to himself, equal to 2: 2 , And in the fifth set the two excellent tennis players were already completely exhausted: Tim had a hard time standing on his feet, Zebrav had a hard time submitting, and in the end the Austrian won the title.
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The dream of his life.
Tim (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)
can not believe.
Time after the victory (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)
He then admitted: "I have fulfilled the dream of my life, what I have always wished for myself, for so many years. Of course when you are a child you dream about it, but then it seems so far away. One day I realized, 'Wow, maybe the moment will come when "I can win one of the four most important degrees in tennis. And I just started investing a lot of work in it. In fact, I dedicated my life to this moment. Now I have done it."
After winning the exhausted Tim just collapsed, lay down on the court and found it hard to believe.
"It was such a relief," he said, "it's just the biggest thing you can aspire to in tennis."
Found it difficult to move in the decisive campaign.
Tim (Photo: AP)
"It's just the biggest thing you can aspire to in tennis."
Tim (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)
Although he has been at the top of the industry for several good years, Tim has illustrated how difficult it is to win a major tournament, and how much it goes without saying.
Tim came in as a favorite for the game, so under great pressure, remembering that in his previous three finals he lost.
"Maybe it's actually not so good that before I played in the Grand Slam finals," he said of the pressure he had, and the fear of stumbling again, "I wanted this title so much, but it also crossed my mind that if I lose this time too, I will be in 4th : 0 in the finals. You keep thinking, 'Will this opportunity ever come back?'. All these thoughts are not so good, and do not allow you to play free ... It was hard to stay in the game (2: 0 behind) and keep believing, "But I did it. I always had hope that at some point it would be released to me. Luckily it was not too late. The moment I broke it in the third act, I felt stronger and stronger."
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Missing his life?
Zebra (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)
Had a hard time stopping the tears.
Zebra in the loss speech (Photo: Imagebank GettyImages)
On the other hand, Sasha Zebrav (who too, like Tim, lost in the first round at Cincinnati, and recovered well in New York), finished disappointed, but also full of faith.
The 23-year-old German, as mentioned, also appeared to be suffering during the decisive tie-break of the fifth set and had difficulty submitting due to groin pain.
"I was so close to winning my first slam, a distance of a few games, maybe a few points," he said in disappointment, hoping: "I don't think it was my last chance. I believe one day I will be a Grand Slam champion."
The moving moment came when he tried to thank his parents, and had a hard time stopping the tears.
"They are always with me, accompanying me, but unfortunately my father and mother got infected with Corona before the tournament opened and could not come with me. I am sure they are watching me at home, and I am sure they are proud."
Then, at the press conference, he said he was so excited that he did not even remember what he said.
"Losing 7: 6 in the fifth set after you lead 0: 2 in the sets, it's not easy. In the speech I was very upset. I could not put two words together. It was a very difficult moment for me."
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