Adria Tour: Dominic Thiem beats Filip Krajinovic in the Belgrade final
Dominic Thiem won the first mini-tournament of the Adria Tour in Belgrade, which was launched by Novak Djokovic : The third in the world rankings defeated local hero FilipKrajinovi c in the final 4: 3 (2), 2: 4 and 4: 2.
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last edit: Jun 14, 2020, 09:55 pm
In the afternoon, Novak Djokovic tearfully said goodbye to "his" Belgrade audience despite a victory against Alexander Zverev: The world number one had to line up in his group behind compatriot Filip Krajinovic and was only allowed to play the final against Dominic Thiem in front of full spectator positions in Belgrade Follow the place of honor in the stands.
In the first set, Thiem continued his almost uncanny tiebreak series: Already against Dusan Lajovic on Saturday, the Austrian had won the quick decision - after defending three match balls. And in the ultimately decisive group game against Grigor Dimitrov, Thiem won both sets 4: 3. Against Krajinovic, the favorite set the final points in set one with two incredible backhand longline shots.
This coming weekend at Mouratoglou
In the second round, the Serb took the lead with a break, Thiem countered, but still had to give the set 2: 4. In the decision Thiem struck again first, Krajinovic reduced his serve to 2-1. The spectators still liked it, when the last change of sides the wave sloshed through the rows again. Especially since Thiem got four match balls with a tweener. And immediately used the first one.
While the Adria Tour is coming to Zagreb this weekend, Dominic Thiem has other plans: he will serve at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown at Patrick Mouratoglou's academy. And before that, contest the final round of the Generali Austrian Pro Series in Südstadt.