Dominic Thiem was proud with his three-set final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the China Open final. The Austrian said: "It feels great because today was for me one of the best matches I've played in my life I guess. Game style-wise and also how I came back, it's definitely one of my biggest titles because the tournament is so strong, the draw was so strong. Makes me very happy that I stand as the champion at the end of the week. I had a pretty tough time tennis-wise during the US Open and the week before because I was not fit. I was struggling at the US Open. It had one good side so that I'm fresh for this last period of the season. I had a great preparation for this tournament. From Laver Cup on I started to play really well. I came into the tournament with good confidence, played great tennis from the first match on. Of course, you can never expect to end up as a winner. That's why I'm very happy that I did it."
Thiem continued: "Probably I consider this one here as my second biggest title because the draw was extraordinarily strong. The last seed was the world No. 13, so it was almost like a Masters 1000. But I also have to say that Indian Wells and here, it suits my game pretty well," said Thiem, who faced Roger Federer in the Indian Wells final. "It's a slower type of hard court. I have a little bit more time. That's why I play successfully there. Try to put it on in the faster surfaces now, faster hard courts. But I'm very happy, of course, with this year's hardcourt performances. Four great tournaments to come, so I try to keep the momentum going."
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