U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem has set himself the career goal of winning the French Open and the Austrian says he would love to dethrone the ‘King of Clay’ Rafa Nadal in the process.
Nadal’s dominance on the red clay courts in Paris is unmatched, the Spaniard picking up his 13th French Open trophy last year to match Roger Federer’s 20 Grand Slam singles titles.
Two of those 13 victories on center court have come against Austrian Thiem, who won his maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows last year.
“For me it’s by far the tournament with the best results in the past … so after I won that first Grand Slam title, it’s now the biggest goal and something I really want to…
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