‘I am not a machine,’ says Dominic Thiem after his Australian Open campaign comes to a limp end

He had some physical issues, but Dominic Thiem admits he just had a “real bad day” during his Australian Open fourth-round defeat at the hands of Grigor Dimitrov.
After producing a stunning comeback in the previous round to beat Nick Kyrgios in five sets after being two sets down, Thiem struggled to get going on Sunday as he slumped to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 loss.
Dimitrov, the Giant Slayer 🇧🇬@GrigorDimitrov knocks out 2020 finalist Dominic Thiem to reach his 4th #AusOpen quarterfinal.#AO2021 pic.twitter.com/NgrRQJAB4B
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 14, 2021
The reigning US Open champion admitted after the match that a “combination of things” contributed to his downfall.
“I think a combination of some things, some little physical issues, plus a real bad day, plus the fact that, well, he’s a great player,” he said.
“So a combination of those three things, and a result like that can happen.”
Clinical Grigor Dimitrov stuns Dominic Thiem at Australian Open as he bagels US Open champion in third set
When he was asked about his physical problems, he replied: “I don’t want to go closer to them. I don’t want to find any excuses.
“But the thing also is that I’m also not a machine. I mean, sometimes I would like to be, but there are really, really bad days.
“As soon as you’re not a hundred per cent there on the court on this level, then results like this come up, and that’s exactly what happened today.”
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