Dominic Thiem's Rise: A Strong Bet for Flushing Meadows Action
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00:03 - Pam, as you look up and down the draw
00:05 for this Wednesday action up in Flushing,
00:07 what's your best bet?
00:09 - I love Dominic Thiem, plus 120 as an underdog
00:13 to the American Ben Shelton.
00:15 And it is a little bit warmer conditions today.
00:18 It's 80 degrees, but that is still slower conditions
00:20 and works in towards Thiem's favor.
00:23 He can control the pace.
00:24 He's played against big hitters.
00:26 He had a straight set win in a major,
00:28 which is something he hasn't done
00:29 in a very long time.
00:31 Thiem is 5-2 against lefties,
00:32 which is exactly what Shelton is.
00:34 And he has far more experience.
00:35 Let's not forget that Thiem actually won this tournament
00:38 a couple of years ago.
00:40 Whereas Shelton, he only has,
00:42 what, six matches, less than a dozen matches
00:45 of major experience to his resume.
00:47 Thiem knows how to handle big servers
00:49 because he had to get through big servers
00:51 like Alexander Zarev to his win.
00:53 He's just coming right into form at the perfect time.
00:56 He has the serve, he has the backhand.
00:58 What he needed was his forehand.
00:59 And now that's kind of looking like
01:01 he has his confidence back
01:03 because that's all that was lacking.
01:05 I love Dominic Thiem.
01:06 He's going to continue his rise.
01:08 I would say 2024 is gonna be the year
01:10 of Dominic Thiem's full comeback.
01:12 And right now we're starting to see
01:13 the beginning of that kickoff.
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