Generali Austrian Pro Series: Dominic Thiem against Hampel in the end without problems
Dominic Thiem secured group victory A in group phase 2. He won 6: 3, 6: 0 against Lenny Hampel.
by Florian Goosmann
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Jun 07, 2020, 01:03 pm
In a fairly balanced first round, both players dominated with their first serves. Thiem encountered slight problems at 3: 3 and 0:30, but then freed himself with good first serves. In return, he made the first break when he made a backhand mistake in the world ranked 715 in the longest rally of the game to date. provoked.
Then in run two Thiem ran away. A longline backhand stroke from a less promising position ensured the early break lead for the Lichtenwörther, after which he played almost error-free. Hampel only saw some land again at 5: 0 and 30:30, but Thiem got the first match ball via ace, which he used directly.
After victories over Jurij Rodionov and Lenny Hampel, Thiem secured group victory in Group A.
Thiem remains unbeaten in the sixth game of the Generali Austrian Pro Series.
Here you can read Thiem's victory in the live ticker!
In the first game of the day, Jurij Rodionov won his placement game against Sandro Kopp in three sets.