Galo Blanco is confident that Dominic Thiem can do a great job in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the last big three clay-court events of the season. Interviewed by the Mutua Madrid Open website, the Spanish coach admitted that they have some high expectations, maybe higher than the ones Blanco had in his coaching career.

'The other players I’ve had were younger, hadn’t won anything and you observe their evolution', Blanco said. 'With Dominic the objectives are different. If you don’t win each tournament you enter, it’s not a backward step but you don’t leave satisfied.

The pressure is bigger because you need to win all the tournaments, but it’s also a challenge to ensure that a top player does his best.' Blanco also commented on Toni Nadal saying that Thiem is Rafael's heir.

'He’s one of the best players on clay and one of the youngest on the circuit, too, so naturally it should be like thisthere arehere’s other players who re on the way up and while right now they’re not up there, they might be in a couple of years.' ALSO READ: Roger Federer announces surprising comeback - Here is where