ATP Montreal: Dominic Thiem beats Denis Shapovalov and takes first win in Canada
Dominic Thiem celebrated his first win on Canadian soil in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal. The Austrian defeated Denis Shapovalov 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 3. ( The match can be found in the live ticker .)
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Aug 08, 2019, 12:59 am
Dominic Thiem has never been really happy in Canada. In five appearances in Montreal and Toronto, the Lichtenwörther suffered as many defeats. In the second round game against Denis Shapovalov, it initially seemed as if this series would immediately be continued.
Because the Canadian got an absolute dream start and won the first seven points of the game. But the newly-won Kitzbühel winner Thiem fended off all three break opportunities and was able to destroy another chance of his 20-year-old opponent in the course of the first round.
The world ranking fourth was able to convert his first break opportunity to 5: 4. A short time later Thiem had won the first section 6: 4 - even though Shapovalov had been the better player on center court by the middle of the set.
Thiem now against Cilic
At the beginning of the second set, both players were unable to put pressure on their opponents before Thiem weakened from nowhere and Shapovalov gave the break to 4: 2. Then the world ranking 32 served. without major problems to 6: 3.
In the third round, the frenetic spectators were able to observe a picture similar to that in the previous sentence. This time, however, Shapovalov wobbled - the Canadian gave the Austrian the break to 5: 3 with a smash error. Then Thiem stayed cool and served for the 6: 4, 3: 6 and 6: 3 victory. After his first success in Canada, the 25-year-old meets Marin Cilic in the round of 16.