"Sometimes against the best players in the world, the best ever player on this surface, you even lose when you play well," said Thiem, who also rises to a career high seventh in the rankings. "Now that I did it once, playing really well in such a big tournament, the next step is to maintain this level next week. "Anything could have happened at the end of the first set," added Nadal. "I think I played well in the important points at the end of the first set. I saved a few set points playing some good shots with my forehand and after that I went for it.

Source: Times of India May 15, 2017 02:37 UTC