Nadal felt the umpire had started the shot clock too quickly after such a grueling rally. Nadal later expressed his displeasure further to Andreas Egli, a tournament supervisor who was standing courtside. Earlier in Nadal’s career, it was difficult to know from his body language whether he was winning or losing. Thiem played a very shaky game, double faulting and making three unforced errors with his forehand. “It’s a little bit demons in the head, like Roger said, it’s true,” Thiem said.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2020 14:19 UTC