The 26-years-old Austrian will be entering the second Grand Slam of the 2020 season as the second-seeded. Despite the ATP Tour suspension, Thiem played 28 matches since May. He triumphed in 25 of those and is in a very good form ahead of the US Open. Although he didn't enjoy a very good Western & Southern Open when he lost to Filip Krajinovic in the first round, he had some more time to practice and get ready for the US Open.

“I know about my strength. I know things can change very quickly. I hope that I do better at the US Open," said Thiem. "Of course, it's a little bit weird to stay at the same courts, stay at the same place for another tournament, but I hope that I learned the right things from this match from [the Western & Southern Open] and do it better from Tuesday on.”

“I saw how well Filip was playing after this match,” said Thiem. “He beat Fucsovics 2 and 1. He almost beat Raonic easy in two sets. He's playing super good at the moment. Me, I didn't have my best day. That's how this result comes."

“[When you lose], normally you hop on the plane and go to a different place. It's easier to forget,” said Thiem. “Here you're stuck in the same place for a very long time. So it's not easy to forget the loss, to get your mind on different things… [I tried to] take a day off, watch TV, some matches. Watched some matches also live on the court, which is not that easy under normal circumstances. That's what I was trying to do. The last days, of course, practising and preparing for the US Open."

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