Erste Bank Open: Tsitsipas, Zverev with the evening shift, Novak demands Sinner
The next appearances by Stefanos Tsitsipas , Alexander Zverev and local hero Dennis Novak will follow on Thursday at the Erste Bank Open 2021.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 27, 2021, 09:11 pm
Jürgen Melzer said on Wednesday in Vienna that he was very happy about Dennis Novak's performance against Gianluca Mager. But against Jannik Sinner an improvement would have to be made. This will actually be necessary, because Sinner brought his form from Antwerp, where he won the title without losing a set, to Vienna. The game of the only Austrian starter will be shown in the singles as the second game after 2 p.m., with Gael Monfils and Diego Schwartzman kicking off in the town hall. ServusTV broadcasts these as well as all other games live on TV and live stream.
From 5:30 p.m., the two tournament favorites will go to the Bütt. First, Alexander Zverev takes the Australian Alex de Minaur to his chest. In head-to-head it is 4: 1 for Zverev, but the last encounter at the ATP Cup 2020 went to the Australian.
Tsitsipas against Tiafoe for the third time in 2021
The last match of the day will be played by Stefanos Tsitsipas and Frances Tiafoe. This game has been played twice so far: At Wimbledon this summer, Tiafoe won in three straight sets, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo Tsitsipas was ahead by a nose. In addition, the two were allowed to let off steam at the #NextGen Masters in Milan in 2018, at that time with the better end for Tsitsipas.
But there is also great tennis on Thursday at the Heumarkt. Félix Auger-Aliassime opens at 1 p.m. against Cameron Norrie, then Lorenzo Sonego tries Casper Ruud. In the third match of the day, Philipp Oswald and Oliver Marach then face John Peers and Filip Polasek. The latter ended Jürgen Melzer's career in the same place on Wednesday.
Here is the schedule for Thursday
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