ATP Doha draw: Thiem and Federer with interesting tasks
Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer start the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Doha with a bye. After that, however, exciting tasks could await.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Mar 06, 2021, 01:39 pm
Thiem goes to the tournament in Doha in his first appearance after leaving the Australian Open against Grigor Dimitrov. And after a bye in round two, he could meet the man who would have been his potential quarter-final opponent in Melbourne: Aslan Karatsev. The Russian surprise man must first win against Mubarak Shannan Zahid in Doha. In the quarter-finals, Dominic Thiem could have a meeting with Roberto Bautista Agut, in the semifinals, according to the seeding list, defending champion Andrey Rublev would wait.
Roger Federer is tackling his comeback from the bottom of the tableau. The Swiss’s first opponent will be the winner of the game between Jeremy Chardy, who was able to convince in Rotterdam this week, and Daniel Evans. In the quarter-finals there would be a meeting with Borna Coric, with whom Federer traditionally has a hard time. Nominal opponent in the semi-final is Denis Shapovalov .