The odds in Paris were viciously stacked against Dominic Thiem.
PARIS—It was a very nasty ask, if we’re being honest.
Facing Rafael Nadal, on less than 24 hours rest, in the French Open men’s singles final, a match Nadal has never lost, not once, in 11 tries? The odds in Paris Sunday were viciously stacked against Dominic Thiem. While Thiem battled through a two-day, five-set phone booth knife fight with Novak Djokovic—a match repeatedly delayed by rain and finishing Saturday afternoon—Nadal had gotten a full extra day to relax. The favorite spent Saturday in slippers.
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