First Bank Open: Buddy Diego Schwartzman follows Dominic Thiem into the final
Diego Schwartzman will face Sunday's final opponent Dominic Thiem at the Erste Bank Open 2019. The Argentinian defeated Gael Monfils in straight sets.
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last edit: Oct 26, 2019, 06:29 pm
Schwartzman had increased more and more after breaking the gap in the quarter-final against Karen Khachanov, against Monfils he kept this form. After a playing time of only 74 minutes, the Argentinian went with a 6: 3 and 6: 2 as the winner and finalist of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in the Vienna Stadthalle from the Court. In the final, it goes against Dominic Thiem, who in three short sentences against Matteo Berrettini.
Schwartzman and Thiem are friends of junior days. This year, the two have already performed together in doubles several times. In Madrid, the two reached the final, they lost to Horia Tecau and Jean -Julien Rojer.
In a direct comparison, Dominic Thiem leads with 4: 2 victories. There have already been two clashes in the current year: Thiem lost a match in the semi-finals of Buenos Aires, which he should never have lost. In Barcelona, the Austrian then won a game in which there was no doubt about the winner at any time.