And Thiem is also looking to make that breakthrough by lifting his first major trophy.
“Well, Dominic won our last match we played against each other, a close one in London,” Djokovic added. “He played a terrific match against Rafa last night. I watched that. Definitely one of the best players in the world. Deserves to be where he is.
“It seems like he’s improved his game a lot on hard courts, because his game is more suitable to the slower surfaces. The clay of course being his favorite surface.
“But winning Indian Wells I think last year, beating Roger in the finals, that probably gave him a lot of confidence that he can win big tournaments on other surfaces, as well.
