ATP Challenger Rennes: Dominic Thiem opens against Gilles Simon
Dominic Thiem meets Gilles Simon in the first round of the ATP Challenger tournament in Rennes. Thiem has a long history with the French.
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last edit: Sep 10, 2022, 08:38 pm
Dominic Thiem can save himself scouting the opponent for the first round of the ATP Challenger tournament in Rennes. Because the Austrian was drawn against Gilles Simon, a man with whom there have already been eleven encounters on the ATP tour. The nine times failed to Thiem's satisfaction.
The last match between the two was in Indian Wells in 2019, Thiem won 6: 3 and 6: 1. You have to go all the way back to 2014 to find a win from Simon. At that time, the now 37-year-old defeated Thiem both in Nice and in Toronto.
Thiem in round two against Peniston
Should Thiem celebrate his tenth success in the twelfth match against Simon, he will meet either Frenchman Antoine Escoffier or Ryan Peniston in round two. The Brit showed up big during the summer's grass season and will start Rennes as the number five seed.
Hugo Gaston is going into the race as the tournament favorite. The local hero is the only top 100 player in the tableau. Peter Gojowczyk and Hugo Grenier follow in the seed list.