Thiem spoke afterwards and said it didn't tell the full story in the end as well as that the tournament despite not having the Big Three is just as difficult.

"I had a great feeling from the first moment on, actually," Thiem said on court after his two-hour, four-minute victory. "It looks way easier on the scoresheet than it was."

"There is no Roger, Rafa or Novak, but there is Daniil, Sascha and Pablo. They are three amazing players. Every single one of us deserves his first major title," Thiem said. "Everyone will give it all and that's what's on the mind. Once we step on the court, the other three are forgotten anyway."

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