ATP Winston-Salem: Dominic Thiem opens against JJ Wolf
Dominic Thiem plays against local hero JJ Wolf at the start of the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Winston-Salem. A win would see event number one Grigor Dimitrov .
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last edit: Aug 20, 2022, 08:10 am
Interesting task for Dominic Thiem in his first match on hard court after the comeback this spring: Thiem meets the American JJ Wolf in Winston-Salem, who, like Thiem, came into the main draw with a wildcard. As one of only a few players left on the ATP tour, Wolf likes to play the serve volley game and generally likes to follow his balls to the net. The American is currently 83rd in the world rankings, Thiem is 228th.
Grigor Dimitrov is waiting for the winner of this game, which is a premiere on the ATP tour. The Bulgarian leads the seed list in Winston-Salem ahead of Botic van de Zandschulp and Holger Rune. Thiem originally wanted to start in Cincinnati, but had to cancel due to a respiratory infection. Incidentally, the 2020 US Open champion played his last match on hard court last year in Dubai. There, the now 28-year-old Austrian lost to Lloyd Harris at the start.
From a German-speaking point of view, Thiem receives support from Peter Gojowczyk and Daniel Altmaier. Gojowczyk plays against the young Czech Jiri Lehecka, Altmaier meets Soon-Woo Knwon from South Korea.