ATP Bastad: Dominic Thiem opens against Emil Ruusuvuori
Dominic Thiem meets Emil Ruusuvuori in the first round of the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Bastad. After that, a lawman would wait.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 09, 2022, 05:34 pm
Dominic Thiem's form is rising, in Salzburg there was a narrow defeat against Facundo Bagnis this week after beating Filip Milsolic. Now Thiem is back at the top tour level. And in Bastad. There the Austrian, who has claimed a starting place in the 28 grid with his protected ranking, has to deal with the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori.
The two have played against each other once so far: In the 2019 Davis Cup meeting, Ruusuvuori gave Thiem no chance at 6: 3 and 6: 2. However, at that time the game was played indoors on a hard court. In any case, number four is waiting for the winner of the game in Bastad: Roberto Bautista Agut.
The tableau is led by defending champion Casper Ruud ahead of Andrey Rublev and Diego Schwartzman. As for Ruud, Dominic Thiem will continue in the weeks after Bastad, first in Gstaad and then at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel.