ATP Barcelona: Dominic Thiem after defeating Munar in the quarter-finals
Dominic Thiem reached the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona after a 7-5, 6-1 over the Spanish youngster Jaume Munar.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Apr 25, 2019, 02:52 pm
Thiem broke early to 3: 2 in round one, but Munar was able to equalize. The Lichtenwörther then struck again to 6: 5 and shortly afterwards used his second set ball.
In round two, the match had to be temporarily interrupted due to rain at 1-1, but both players remained on the court and could continue playing soon. The 21-year-old Munar seemed to have got the break out of rhythm, he made several mistakes that made it possible for Thiem to break 2-1. The fifth in the world rankings made the preliminary decision with another break to 4: 1.
Especially in the second set Thiem showed a strong performance. He got a total of 20 winners out of 16 unforced errors.
You can read the match in the live ticker here!
In the quarterfinals, Thiem will face the winner of the game between Guido Pella and Benoit Paire. The match will be broadcast live on Sky and ServusTV (Austria).
Defending champion Rafael Nadal, who will meet his Spanish compatriot David Ferrer in the afternoon, is top placed at the clay court event in Barcelona.
Nadal is aiming for his 12th title in Barcelona.