ATP Masters Madrid: Dominic Thiem returns to the tour on Tuesday against Marcos Giron
Dominic Thiem will play his first match at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid on Tuesday against Marcos Giron .
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: May 03, 2021, 08:49 pm
The wait will soon come to an end for Austrian tennis fans: Dominic Thiem will return to the ATP tour in Madrid on Tuesday, one day earlier than expected. The Lichtenwörther played his last match on March 16 in Dubai, and qualifier Lloyd Harris turned out to be too strong for the 27-year-old one and a half months ago.
The reigning US Open champion will also meet a qualifier in the Spanish capital. On paper, however, this task reads easier than that in the United Arab Emirates: With Marcos Giron, "only" the world number 91 is waiting. on the Lower Austrian.
First duel between Thiem and Giron
In addition, Giron had to fight hard in the first round of the main draw after two qualifying matches. It took the American 3:26 hours to defeat Pablo Andujar 6: 7 (8), 7: 6 (4) and 7: 5. The 27-year-old does not have too long to prepare for the duel with Thiem: The encounter will take place at the Estadio Manolo Santana from 7:00 p.m. CET.
Thiem and Giron, who only celebrated his second ATP Tour victory on clay against Andujar, have never faced each other on the tour.
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