Rafa Is About To Do This All Over Again, Isn't He?
by Giri Nathan from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#3N8XA)
Enter Dominic Thiem, the dull boy who is good on dirt. For all his fits elsewhere, the Austrian has mastered clay, a surface that slows things down enough for his deep court positioning, thumping strokes, and one-track mind. He's the only player who can justifiably hold any ember of hope when facing Rafael Nadal on"