Generali Austrian Pro Series: Dominic Thiem against Lukas Neumayer without any problems
Tournament favorite Dominic Thiem did not let the ambitious youngster Lukas Neumayer fool him. Thiem won his second match in the final round of the Generali Austrian Pro Series 6-1 and 6-4 and will play against Dennis Novak next Thursday for the final.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jun 17, 2020, 05:30 pm
For Thiem, the days ahead are tough again: next weekend the third place in the world rankings will enter Patrick Mouratoglou's Ultimate Tennis Showdown, followed by advertising in Austria. Next Thursday, June 25th, Thiem will play against his buddy Dennis Novak for the final of the Generali Austrian Pro Series. The winner of this game also wins Group A - and meets the winner of Group B in the final on Friday.
Novak had defeated Alexander Erler 6-0, 6-0 in the first match of the day, Sebastian Ofner was able to assert himself against Lenny Hampel in three sets.
During the Thiem match, the new ATP calendar was also presented: According to this, the tour starts on August 14 in Washington, at a tournament that is not to the taste of Thiem. The Cincinnati Masters 1000 event will then be held at the National Tennis Center in New York City, where the US Open will begin on August 31.
Thiem once in Kitzbühel
The Generali Open in Kitzbühel will follow on September 8, at which Dominic Thiem wanted to start as defending champion. However, the tournament at Kapsfeld falls in the second week of the US Open. And according to the requirements of the ATP tour, only those top ten players who also serve in New York are eligible to start in Kitzbühel. So Thiem would only be available if the second major of the year came early.
Dominic Thiem will definitely be showing his best tennis in the Gamsstadt this year: From July 7th to 11th, "Thiem's 7" will finally take place in Kitzbühel, an invitation tournament with players like Matteo Berrettini and Karen Khachanov , Borna Coric and especially Gael Monfils.